Austin Sound

For a band that has already conquered the Austin music scene like a frenzied Cortés-with-a-smile, it may seem superfluous to name an album “Exposion”. In no short supply of prior popularity, White Denim is guaranteed to capture at least an ear or two with its first full-length album. Indeed, it’s amazing this group got so far without having a full-length up to this point, but their success rests on one key fact: by melody if possible, by force if necessary, White Denim compels the listener to have fun.

In their latest release, currently available only in digital format, Denim has crafted 11 meandering, spastic glimpses into an alternate universe where, villain or hero, everyone taps a toe and snaps a finger in time.

Somehow White Denim wrecking through a junkyard just seems appropriate. Let’s call it White Trash Denim! With the recent digital release of their stateside debut LP Exposion, the unruly trio has put out this awesome video for “Shake Shake Shake.” Directed by Tom Haines, the video was shot in a junkyard in South London, proving that America has more in common with our once British overlords than we thought. Check it out, along with another treat, below.

As if Transmission Entertainment doesn’t already have enough on their plate, what with the little party in Waterloo Park known as Fun Fun Fun Fest coming up on November 8 and 9, as well as expanding their booking throughout downtown, they are now set to release White Denim’s debut LP on November 3. The setup, which the Chronicle reported earlier this year, will be Transmission’s first foray into the record biz, though at least back in February, they were insisting they were not trying to be a label. White Denim’s album will be called Exposion (awesome!) and you can download “Sitting,” which will be on the new album, below. Pretty amazing, though definitely not what we were expecting!