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Mar 31, 2016White Denim realizes a sound truly its own on Stiff, shaking off whatever nerves that may have lingered after significant lineup change.
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Mar 25, 2016It’s a bracing listen then, and one that forces you to suspend belief as it whips past. But just as with each and every White Denim record, it’s wholly rewarding, repaying repeated listens, letting you check off things you hadn’t heard in it before.
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Mar 25, 2016White Denim sound as strong as ever on Stiff, even when the itchy undertone of the songs begins to rise to the surface.
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Mar 24, 2016This is White Denim at their loosest and most joyful.
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Mar 21, 2016The group stated they wanted to get back to basics and make a ‘good time record’, they’ve easily succeed, but Stiff also offers a band who continue to push their influences and have gigantic amount of energy left in the tank.
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MojoMar 16, 2016Their musicianship--flamboyant but never self-indulgent, focused always on the groove--and their sticky-fingered songwriting charm throughout. [Apr 2016, p.87]
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UncutMar 16, 2016Stiff flirts with mainstream etiquette--Ethan Johns produces--before resorting to the sort of hyperdriven, math-tinged choogles that have served the band so well over six albums. [Apr 2016, p.82]
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Mar 23, 2016The group still manages to fluidly blend southern-fried garage rock, soul, psychedelia, and funk on their sixth studio effort, showing no ill effects from the recent shakeup to their tight-knit core.
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Mar 24, 2016Wild, erratic and out for adventure, your mother warned you not to hang out with albums like this.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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May 3, 2016
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Mar 29, 2016