White Denim

The spastic indie rock trio White Denim hail from Austin, Texas, where bandmates Josh Block (drums), Steve Terebecki (bass), and James Petralli (guitars, vocals) first set up shop in 2005. All three members were veterans of the Austin scene; Block and Petralli had previously played together in the alt-rock band Parque Torche, while Terebecki was a member of Peach Train. Drawing from a number of punk and garage rock influences, the group fashioned a hard-hitting sound with crunchy guitar riffs and frantic energy. Let's Talk About It, a 7" EP that was also released via iTunes, marked the band's studio debut in 2007. After releasing another EP in 2008, the group retooled many of its older songs for Explosion, White Denim's first full-length release. The band had amassed a sizable audience in the U.K. by this point, prompting the sophomore album Fits to hit British shores several months before its American release in October 2009. The following year, the band expanded its lineup to include second guitarist Austin Jenkins, and shortly afterwards self-released Last Day of Summer, as a way for the bandmembers to clear out song ideas they'd been bouncing around for the past four years. In 2011, the band released its fourth full-length album, D, on Downtown Records. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi