ࡱ> AC@b jbjb 0*hhjjjjjjj   (> > > > > > >  ,R j> > > > > v jj> > v v v > .j> j> v ~$jjjj> v v jjv ` l v v  0v v v v j^^White Denim announce June/July UK headline tour, new album Fits out 22nd June  HYPERLINK "http://www.myspace.com/whitedenimmusic" www.myspace.com/whitedenimmusic (their) gonzoid set is remarkable in terms of both performance and sheer energy to the point where it would be simple to describe them as possibly the most exciting live band in the world today Mojo March 2009 US psych rockers White Denim have announced details of their first headline tour of 2009, as well as more info about forthcoming second album Fits (out 22nd June). White Denim have already blazed a trail through the UK with their recent festival appearances at Stag and Dagger and The Great Escape, showcasing material from both Fits and 2008s highly acclaimed debut Workout Holiday. The bands headline shows start on the 23rd June in Birmingham, and via an appearance at The Hop Farm festival, culminate at Londons Heaven on the 8th July. Full details are below. After an incredible breakthrough year that was 2008, White Denim celebrate the first year anniversary of Workout Holiday (Albums of the Year from Observer Music Monthly, Uncut, The Sun and Clash) by releasing the eagerly anticipated follow up Fits. 2009 promises to be as incendiary. The bands new tour dates follow on from classic UK shows that stopped at Bloomsbury Bowling, Borderline, Cargo and culminated in the you-really-should-have-been-there Dingwalls show in November 2008 which was one of The Independents Gigs of the Year (the kind of group that becomes ones favourite band. If they carry on at this rate, they should be one of next years big crossover successes) Fits- the title is both a knowingly bad pun and a reference to the odd tantrum endured in its creation- manages just that. Anyone familiar with the ferocious drive of the Texan trios renowned live shows, where songs merge into each other and the playing guides the direction of the performance, will recognise their approach. Recorded and produced by the band in their own infamous studio/trailer, Fits is more coherent than debut Workout Holiday, yet sacrifices none of its imagination. Though theres barely a pause between tracks the set ebbs and flows, ranging from the soft-hearted to the ferocious. The band describe it, with only light sarcasm, as The Friendship Record We were congratulating each other for having good ideas, says singer/guitarist James Petralli of the sessions, We went through a lot of positive and negative things and came out of it a lot closer. Declared influences range from the obvious- the early works of Funkadelic- to the audible- drummer Josh Block has been listening to a lot of seventies Brazilian pop and it shows. There are the curveballs you might expect from White Denim, but they are unifying and never forced. The mysteriously titled Sex Prayer is an unexpected groove-led fusion riddim instrumental composed and largely performed by bassist Steve Terebecki. The frantic Hard Attack is in garbled Spanish. More typical is the pummelling yet swirling upcoming single I Start To Run, as blunt as any sixties garage band that ever attempted rhythm and blues, yet dressed in a post-post punk arrangement that DFA would be proud of. Danceable rock music does not always have to fit the Brooklyn template. The playful touches act as a wonderful counterpoint to the soulful holler and keys/drums/harmonies second half of this killer tune. The woozy, fuzzed up All Consolation extends the mind-expanding Texan tradition of Roky Erickson, Butthole Surfers and Secret Machines while Everybody Somebody is their own take on classic rock, powered by nagging percussion and bubbling keys. Yet White Denim can never be merely nostalgic. Radio Milk and Say What You Want indubitably rock, yet the rhythms driving them are quietly unsettling and anything but predictable. According to Petralli the songs deal directly with the sense of paranoia that came with the congratulations we got. Once its out there its no longer yours. Were just addressing the fears that come with that. The fabulously driving Mirrored And Reversed has a Suspicious Minds false fade that confounds expectations. Lyrically it deals with the contradiction of their current situation. Being in a rock band is absurd for an adult. Until last year we lived our lives growing up, worrying about insurance and starting families. Now we do this. So its about being afraid of preserving your dreams, says Petralli. Or, as he sings, Hoping the hopes of a child. More prosaically, he describes the music as a good steady shuffle. This could possibly be one of the most humble understatements of the year. These are songs born of experience and doubt. The skipping country-rock of Paint Yourself, closer to the Meat Puppets than Laurel Canyon, the heartfelt Regina Holding Hands, White Denims take on Shuggie-style soul music (and signals, if it were needed, the emergence of a great singer), and the gentle, moody closer Syncn details a relationship that cant succeed. As bold a closer as Radio Milk is an opener, with James voice nudged and encased by a fantastically restrained drum workout and predatory instrumentation until the vocal breakdown rounds out a triumphant return. For all the contemplation Fits is effortlessly fun. There are more elements of jazz and soul than previously. Vocals sit in the mix rather than on top, effectively another instrument. The playing is, again, deft without being showy, and there are melodic hooks to spare. So whats the secret? We set the tempos high and set off, says Petralli. Its that simple. And it works. In spades. Headline tour dates: June Tues 23rd Bar Academy, Birmingham Wed 24th Ruby Lounge, Manchester Fri 26th Academy 2, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Sat 27th Stiff Kitten, Belfast, Northern Ireland Mon 29th Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Scotland Tues 30th Digital, Newcastle July Thurs 2nd Rescue Rooms, Nottingham Fri 3rd Academy 2, Oxford Sat 4th The Hop Farm, Kent Sun 5th Talking Heads, Southampton Tues 7th Thekla, Bristol Wed 8th Heaven, London For more info on White Denim and guestlist requests to tour please contact  HYPERLINK "mailto:Debbie@createspark.co.uk" Debbie@createspark.co.uk 07790 676962 PQn}% ; M Ī֖ĄssssbsbPb>b#h3h616CJOJQJ^JaJ#h3h615CJOJQJ^JaJ h3h61CJOJQJ^JaJ hgh61CJOJQJ^JaJ#hgh61CJOJQJ\^JaJ'h?!h610JCJOJQJ\^JaJ2jh?!h61CJOJQJU\^JaJ#h61h61CJOJQJ\^JaJ,jh61h61CJOJQJU\^JaJ#hgh615CJOJQJ^JaJP~ m n uvUV*+@AF$a$gd61 l n "1lzIS*+?@mnoܹ}mih61hgh610J5CJOJQJ"jh3h615CJUjhgh615CJUhgh615CJOJQJhgh61CJOJQJ hgh61CJOJQJ^JaJ#h3h616CJOJQJ^JaJ h3h61CJOJQJ^JaJ#h3h615CJOJQJ^JaJFi;<Ae$a$gd61$a$gd61.:p61|. 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