Fits (album)
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Released | June 22, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
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Length | 36:52 | |||
Label | Downtown Records Full Time Hobby | |||
Producer | White Denim | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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NME | (8/10)[3] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10)[4] |
Planet Sound | (5/10)[5] |
Drowned In Sound | (5/10)[6] |
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The Skinny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Fits is White Denim's second LP on European label Full Time Hobby Records,[12] following up the critically acclaimed releases of 2008's EU debut Workout Holiday and US debut Exposion.[13] The band's third full-length album was released in Europe on June 22, 2009, and was released in the United States on October 20, 2009, on Downtown Records.[14][15]
Prior to the album's release, on April 24, 2009, NME posted the song "Mirrored and Reverse" on their website, giving fans their first taste of Fits.[16] On June 8, 2009, Dallas-based music blog Gorilla vs. Bear released the song "I Start To Run."[17] A week before the album's official release, NME allowed readers to stream the entire album via their website.[18]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Radio Milk How Can You Stand It" | 3:53 |
2. | "All Consolation" | 2:55 |
3. | "Say What You Want" | 2:51 |
4. | "El Hard Attack DCWYW" | 1:58 |
5. | "I Start to Run" | 2:52 |
6. | "Sex Prayer" | 2:04 |
7. | "Mirrored and Reverse" | 3:54 |
8. | "Paint Yourself" | 3:25 |
9. | "I'd Have It Just the Way We Were" | 2:19 |
10. | "Everybody Somebody" | 2:53 |
11. | "Regina Holding Hands" | 3:29 |
12. | "Syncn" | 4:19 |
The album was later repackaged by Downtown Records as a 2 disc set with the U.S.-only album Exposion.[19]
Videos
[edit]- "I Start To Run" on YouTube Official video posted by Full Time Hobby Records, directed by Tom Haines.
Personnel
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Reviews for Fits by White Denim - Metacritic". Metacritic.
- ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Review: Fits". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ NME.COM (16 June 2009). "NME Reviews - Album review: White Denim - 'Fits' - NME.COM". NME.COM.
- ^ "White Denim: Fits - Album Reviews - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
- ^ Earls, John. "Review: White Denim/Fits". Teletext. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ Philip Bloomfield. "Album Review: White Denim - Fits". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ Ben Thompson (13 June 2009). "CD: Pop review: White Denim: Fits". the Guardian.
- ^ Andy Gill (18 June 2009). "Album: White Denim, Fits, (Full Time Hobby)". The Independent.
- ^ "White Denim - Fits - The Skinny". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Andrew Perry (22 June 2009). "White Denim: Fits, CD review". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009.
- ^ "Album Review: White Denim – Fits". Uncut. 16 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ NME News, "White Denim return with new album", NME.com, April 3, 2009.
- ^ John Mulvey, "White Denim: Fits" Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, Uncut Magazine, April 9, 2009.
- ^ Brock Thiessen, "White Denim Get Set To Release Second Album", Exclaim.ca, April 6, 2009.
- ^ White Denim Archived 2020-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, whitedenimmusic.com, August 2009.
- ^ Tim Chester, "White Denim - Mirrored And Reverse - Free MP3", NME.com, April 24, 2009.
- ^ Chris Cantalini, "New White Denim :: I Start To Run", gorillavsbear.net, June 8, 2009.
- ^ NME News, "White Denim stream new album online before release" Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, NME.com, June 15, 2009.
- ^ "Fits 2 disc edition", Discogs.
External links
[edit]- RCRD LBL website: RCRD LBL EP is available for free download.
- Daytrotter Session: Four free songs for download
- NME Exclusive: Download Mp3 of "Mirrored and Reverse"