White Denim

November 26, 2007

White Denim / Photo by Aubrey Edwards

Who? Although from different parts of the country, White Denim's founding members Josh Block (drums) and James Petralli (guitar/vocals) met in Dallas. The pair eventually moved to Austin and formed the alt-rock outfit, Parque Torche. After spotting bassist Steve Terebeki performing with another local act, Peach Train, Block and Petralli asked him to join them for what would eventually become White Denim. The trio's self-titled 2007 debut, the Let's Talk About It EP, is available now via iTunes.

What's the Deal? Let's Talk About It offers a quality dose of hearty garage rock and punk rock aesthetic, it's pretty addictive. The swooping guitars, jumpy percussion and hollow vocals on the hallucinogenic "I Can Tell" is a slight nod to Dr. Dog, but "Let's Talk About It" is equally raw. This Mando Diao-like piece urgently blasts an echoing guitar riff before devolving into a bewildering cacophony of trance-y beeps and sticky bass lines. Really, White Denim's infectious rawk zooms from one realm to another, finally dropping listeners in the midst of the raucous Camaro rock frenzy of "Darksided Computer Mouth."

Fun Fact: White Denim is quite literally as eclectic as their sound. Bass player Steve Terebeki tells SPIN.com, "We are all obsessed with food, the letter D, 18 wheelers, plants, and trailer parks." Look out for all of these in future White Denim lyrics. MIRIAM LAMEY

Now Hear This:
White Denim - "Darksided Computer Mouth" DOWNLOAD MP3

On the Web:
White Denim at MySpace
whitedenimusic.com

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