Jack White’s recently reunited band with Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler, The Raconteurs, have shared the fourth single from their forthcoming record Help Us Stranger. The quasi-title track “Help Me Stranger” is a spirited riff-filled stomper with syncopated drums and a catchy, simple chorus of “Help me stranger / Help me get it off my mind / Help me get me back on my feet / Brother can you spare the time?”
The song comes with a music video filmed in Kimitsu, Japan by Yasuhiko Shimizu that starts with off with a couple dancing with a gentle guitar plays. We then focus on the band, posing for press shots, and Jack White holding a baby that turns into smoke. “Help Me Stranger” follows previous singles “Sunday Driver,” “Now That You’re Gone” and a cover of Donovan’s “Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness).
Help Us Stranger drops June 21 via Third Man Records (obviously) and follows 2008’s Consolers of the Lonely. Below, watch the video for “Help Me Stranger.”
The cover of Donovan's 1965 song appears on the band's upcoming record Help Us Stranger
Help Us Stranger is out June 21 via Third Man Records
After a decade of dormancy, the Raconteurs have returned with two new songs, “Sunday Driver” and “Now That You’re Gone"
