White Denim - D

WHITE DENIM-D

I had the pleasure of discovering White Denim when they opened up for Wilco on their west coast run last winter.  Now they are my absolute favorite band.

I was blown away by their intense dynamics, musical prowess, and powerfully contained energy.  I immediately became obsessed with their music and delved into the entire catalog that they have released over the past six years.  This Austin, Texas-based quartet are startlingly good, and their most recent album, “D”, is a shining example of the art that is “the album”.

         
With everything from masterful drumming, dueling guitars, thunderously magnificent bass playing, intriguingly contemplative lyrics, dreamy background textures, Latin infused poly-rhythms, and complex song structures, this record is, dare I say, perfect.  It contains everything that an album should; it’s tender, it’s mighty, it’s groovy, it’s soothing, it’s threatening, it’s comforting.  I could literally talk for days on end about this band and this record in particular.  Safe to say I listen to it at least once a day and if it happens that I don’t, it is sure to be stuck in my head at some point.

        
 Many bands these days are lauded as psychedelic rock.  This band is at the summit of that mountain, dispelling waves of awesomeness that reverberate with majestic melody.  I strongly urge you to pick up this album.