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White Denim are an Austin rock n soul band who aren’t much interested in doing things the “normal” way. In order of appearance, my exposure to them has been the Let’s Talk About It video on YouTube, their RCRDLBL EP, their incredible Daytrotter session, and the Let’s Talk About It EP on iTunes, all of which are worth seeking out and most of which are free. This summer they finally released a full-length record and some singles on Full-Time Hobby in Europe.

Topspin is proud to announce White Denim has released their first non-European full-length album on their Web site using Topspin’s platform. It’s rollicking, experimental, and downright amazing. Run on over and buy it now. But don’t just buy the album in MP3 or FLAC format, pick up the $30 package which gets you 12″ *and* 7″ vinyl, plus a collection of unreleased live tracks and whatever other oddities they want to throw at you over the course of the year. You’ll be supporting one of the best live bands going today, as evidenced at Union Hall in Brooklyn Monday night after the Topspin get-together upstairs. Here’s some footage I shot from my Flip camera for those that couldn’t make it (Fred Wilson!) or had to get to bed early (Andy Weissman!):

And a video for Shake Shake Shake, which is featured on the album (and the Full-Time Hobby album for those of you in Europe):

Enjoy,
ian c rogers
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