{"product_id":"13","title":"13","description":"\u003cp\u003eContinuing the numbering system that began on 12, White Denim have elegantly pirouetted on lucky number\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e13\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eto add a little more of the pop sparkle that’s been steadily creeping into their psychedelic palette. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThematically, they’re still dancing with the devil, and when those big riffs make an appearance, you’d better be strapped in because they hit hard and with punch-along-choruses to keep ‘em company.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike band leader, James Petralli, says, “I’ve always wanted to make work that’s a reflection of my life experience” and, on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e13\u003c\/em\u003e, it’s awash with all of the chaos, creativity, joy, strife, and hope that makes life worth living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cem\u003e13\u003c\/em\u003e’ also happens to be the thirteenth album of White Denim’s career. An incandescent, groove-heavy alchemy of rock, funk, dub, soul and down-dirty blues – and plenty more besides – it’s imbued with the same questing spirit that’s been the band’s trademark since first starting in Austin, Texas, some 20 years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePetralli’s wide-ranging musical appetites have become more voracious over time. The sounds and textures of ‘\u003cem\u003e13\u003c\/em\u003e’ are informed by everyone from Scritti Politti to The Gap Band, Terry Reid to King Tubby, Caetano Veloso to John Cale, Stevie Wonder to ‘80s-era Steve Winwood. Such diversity is reflected in multi-faceted gems like “(God Created) Lock And Key”, “Only A Fool” and “That’s Rap”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe seed of the project is rooted in the irresistible “Chew Nails”. “It’s a straightforward glam-rock tune,” says Petralli. “My take on the ‘New York Groove’, which is itself a take on the Bo Diddley beat. It has a big ol’ guitar riff and a singalong chorus. It’s familiar territory for me, yet the vocal is perhaps more forward than most things I’ve done for the band. It’s the song that made me feel like I was definitely making a White Denim album.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe duality of ‘\u003cem\u003e13\u003c\/em\u003e’ is immediately apparent. The pungent funk-blues of opener “(God Created) Lock And Key” begins with a piece of waggish self-mythology – “On the thirteenth day God created White Denim…” – but soon goes somewhere darker. “This is a Beefheart \/ Sun Ra sort of thing,” Petralli explains. “I hope that it’s a somewhat terrifying, startling, and visceral piece for everyone that hears it. Everything I say in that song is the truth. It's about power, generational cycles of abuse, shame, violence, and survival. The things that we all understand and know and see and push down to get through the day.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bella Union","offers":[{"title":"Yellow Vinyl LP","offer_id":53188028858710,"sku":"MRM-04797","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/11014af509b275723d0377b7ada2c9e4.png?v=1776791714","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/13","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}