White Denim (band)

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White Denim
Origin Austin, Texas, USA
Genre(s) Indie Rock
Years active 2006 – present
Label(s) RCRD LBL
Full Time Hobby (Europe)
Associated acts Parque Touch
Peach Train
Website Official website
Members
Joshua Block
James Petralli
Steve Terebecki

White Denim is a bluesy, garage-rock trio, hailing from Austin, Texas.

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[edit] Overview

Formed in February 2006 when friends James Petralli and Joshua Block (of the band Parque Touch) teamed up with Steve Terebecki (of the band Peach Train) and started recording punk-infused, psychedelic blues-rock in Block's 1940s Spartan trailer.[1][2]

In 2007, the band self-released its first EP entitled Let's Talk About It on 7" only, but later these tracks became available on iTunes.[3] While on tour in 2007, the band recorded its second album and sold copies as a nine-song "tour EP" entitled Workout Holiday, which was only sold at shows. Workout Holiday caught the ear of new record label RCRD LBL (an online record label releasing exclusive and completely free music from emerging and established artists), and the band signed on to re-record three of the songs from Workout Holiday.[4] These songs were exclusively released as the RCRD LBL EP, one Mp3 track at a time over the course of the first few months of 2008.[3][5]

Since these releases, the band has toured extensively playing shows including SXSW and CMJ Music Marathon, and also received the award of "Best New Band" at the 2008 Austin Music Awards.[6] In order to reach European listeners, the band signed to U.K. record label Full Time Hobby (home to The Hold Steady and Viva Voce) for an overseas release.[7] The first release on Full Time Hobby was the single "Let’s Talk About It" b/w "Darksided Computer Mouth". The band also plans to release the Workout Holiday LP, which will consist of re-recorded songs from the band's first two self-released EPs along with some new tracks.

White Denim have also finished recording their debut U.S. full-length LP, which will be entitled Exposion. Originally sold during their Spring 2008 tour as a CDR with the title 11 Songs, the album is planned to be released by the summer of 2008.[7][8] The new album will be self-released much like the Let's Talk About EP (on vinyl and digital format only), reporting that "CDs seem pretty worthless to us".[8]

[edit] Members

  • James Petralli: Vocals, guitar
  • Joshua Block: Drums
  • Steve Terebecki: Vocals, bass

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums and EPs

[edit] Singles

[edit] References

  1. ^ Charles Ubaghs, "DiScover: White Denim", Drowned in Sound, retrieved February 1, 2008.
  2. ^ Kevin O'Donnell, "Breaking Artist: White Denim", Rolling Stone Magazine, Issue 1045, pg. 26, January 7, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Eric Harvey, "Record Reviews: Let's Talk About It EP", Pitchfork Media, January 9, 2008.
  4. ^ Max Michaels, "White Denim Release Debut Free Single on RCRD LBL Today", Movement Magazine, December 3, 2007.
  5. ^ Mark Richardson, "New Music: White Denim", Pitchfork Media, January 3, 2008.
  6. ^ 2007-08 Austin Music Awards, "Best New Band", The Austin Chronicle, March 13, 2008.
  7. ^ a b Austin Powell, "Spotlight: White Denim", Austin Chronicle, March 14, 2008.
  8. ^ a b Josh Gross, "Austin's White Denim prepares for the future", Austin 360, March 13, 2008.

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