“White Denim are chaotically enjoyable on Side Effects”
“Austin rockers White Denim wasted no time returning to the studio after rediscovering their groove on last year’s ‘Performance’. Loosely steered by vocalist James Petralli, their ninth LP ‘Side Effects’ brings together a long list of contributors in a careening attempt to capture the fizzing energy of a White Denim live show. The album makes its intentions clear when ‘Small Talk (Feeling Control)”
“Since they emerged as scrappy synapse-fryers in 2007 with their noise-punk EP ‘Let’s Talk About It’, White Denim have yanked us down every musical avenue possible. In that time, the Texans have morphed into prolific psych-rockers, mashing together kaleidoscopic ’60s and ’70s pop, funk and rock, and dabbling in flailing free-form jazz. They’re the kind of band who spew out several nuggets of off-k”
