13 Facts About Brendan Benson

Brendan Benson has released eight solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs.

The album, which features several contributions from Jason Falkner, failed to sell in sufficient numbers and Benson was dropped by Virgin.

In 2003 Brendan Benson re-released his debut album along with bonus tracks including the unreleased six-track extended play Wellfed Boy EP.

In 2003, Brendan Benson released Metarie, with his then band The Well Fed Boys, and which featured a cover of Paul McCartney's Let Me Roll It, which featured back-up vocals by Jack White.

In 2005, Brendan Benson released his third album, The Alternative to Love, and toured extensively in the US, UK, and Europe with his new touring band, The Stiff Tissues.

Brendan Benson is a member of The Raconteurs, a collaboration with Jack White, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler.

Brendan Benson worked as a producer for The Greenhornes, The Nice Device, The Mood Elevator, Whirlwind Heat, and the Stiff Tissues member Dean Fertita's former band, The Waxwings.

In March 2007, a handful of demos from Brendan Benson's upcoming album were posted on his Myspace.

Brendan Benson soon put it back up along with another new song called "No One Else But You".

In mid March 2009 Brendan Benson put a collaboration with his girlfriend Britt, "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" on his Myspace page.

Brendan Benson is backed by the Features on some of the record.

Brendan Benson teamed with Raconteurs touring member Mark Watrous in October 2010 to release a single as the fictional duo "Midas Well" and "Upton O Goode".

Brendan Benson released What Kind of World in the US on April 21,2012.