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Last Day of Summer

White Denim

Last Day of Summer

Collection of tracks recorded in summer 2010 by the Texan psychedelic / prog / garage quartet while 2011's 3rd album D was being mastered

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7.2

Label
Downtown
UK Release date
05/12/2011
US Release date
27/12/2011
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  1. 8.0 |   Bowlegs

    The songs here are vibrant and crafted with love and affection. This is White Denim falling in love with music all over again whatever the consequences
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  2. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Grafting a throng of influences onto blues, jazz and rock templates, the Texan four-piece mix disparate styles without any hint of strain
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Whether they spend six months in a studio or four weeks in a caravan, White Denim are incapable of making a boring record
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Far more than just a jumble of off-cuts that didn't quite make the grade first time round. It confirms that White Denim have a broad understanding of music as a whole. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   The Independent

    There's the usual complement of fizzy, polyrhythmic math-rock - including a couple of surprisingly delicate jazz instrumentals in which the musicians' individual parts intertwine ingeniously
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  6. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Last Days Of Summer may have a more palatable sound, - it still dips sporadically into funk, soul, jazz and rock
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  7. 7.4 |   Pitchfork

    A couple of jazz instrumentals sidled up next to funk tonics and British folk forays; everything they not so secretly love anyway and all of which congeal into a family of recordings that's still totally, deliciously listenable
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  8. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    On the whole, it’s a more subdued album than you might expect from White Denim, but it shows a side to the Austin quartet that has never really been explored before
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  9. 6.0 |   Q

    Abundant warmth, melodiousness and spontaneity. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    In places it veers towards noodling of the uncharming variety. But it's an intriguing sketchbook of ideas
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  11. 6.0 |   The Observer

    It's even prettier and easier on the synapses than D – also released this year – without sacrificing any of the complexities for which the Texans are renowned
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