Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes’ fifth album, Get Behind Me Satan , was recorded in White’s own home and marked a change in the band’s musical direction, with piano-driven melodies and experimentation with marimba and a more rhythm-based guitar playing by White. It was released on June 7, 2005, to critical acclaim. Also in 2005, while collaborating with Brendan Benson —a fellow Michigan native whom White had worked with before —they composed a song called ” Steady, as She Goes “. This inspired them to create a full band, and they invited Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of the Greenhornes to join them in what would become The Raconteurs . The musicians met in Benson’s home studio in Detroit and, for the remainder of the year, they recorded when time allowed. The result was the band’s debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers , released in 2006. Reaching the Top Ten charts in both the US and the UK, it was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. The lead single, ” Steady, As She Goes ” was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal . The Raconteurs set out on tour to support the album, including eight dates as the opening act for Bob Dylan .