Thursday, April 19 2012 9:00 PM
18+ $14.00
Lincoln Hall
When a band's first album is unpredictable enough to invoke
comparisons with artists as wildly diverse as hardcore innovators the
Minutemen and professorial idiosyncrasy of Randy Newman, then you can
reasonably assume its been made by people who care about music. Lots
of it. Jazz, punk, funk, country, acid rock, even piano ballads – all
these labels have been used, accurately, to describe White Denim.
Their second record is more problematic though. It has to sound like
them.
Declared influences range from the obvious – the early works of
Funkadelic, to the deep – drummer Josh Block has been listening to a
lot of seventies Brazilian pop, and it shows.
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 what's the secret? "We set the tempos high and set off," says
Petralli. It's that simple. And it works. In spades.
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