''Workout Holiday LP'' is the debut album by rock band
White Denim
White Denim is an American four-piece rock band from Austin, Texas, United States. Their music is influenced by dub, psychedelic rock, blues, punk rock, progressive rock, soul, jazz, experimental rock with home-based recording, jamming appro ...
. After signing to the band's first record label,
Full Time Hobby
Full Time Hobby is an independent record label formed in London in January 2004. Since its inception it has released records by artists such as Dana Gavanski, Timber Timbre, Tunng, Micah P. Hinson, Michael Nau, Katie Von Schleicher and Wh ...
, in early 2008, White Denim first released the single "Let's Talk About It" on April 28 in
Europe
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. The band followed the single with the release of its first full-length album entitled ''Workout Holiday'' to European listeners on June 23, 2008. The
LP shares the same name as their nine-song ''
Tour EP''; however, it features newly re-recorded versions of songs from both the ''
Workout Holiday
''Workout Holiday'' is the second release for Austin, Texas-based rock trio White Denim, consisting of nine self-recorded songs. Also known as the "''Tour EP''", ''Workout Holiday'' was sold exclusively on tour in 2007.
At the end of 2007, the ...
'' EP as well as the ''
Let's Talk About It'' EP.
Track listing
# "Let's Talk About It" - 3:53
# "Shake Shake Shake" - 2:37
# "Sitting" - 2:16
# "I Can Tell" - 1:57
# "Mess Your Hair Up" - 4:48
# "Heart From Us All" - 3:10
# "All You Really Have to Do" - 2:48
# "Look That Way at It" - 3:25
# "Darksided Computer Mouth" - 2:15
# "WDA" - 3:03
# "Don't Look That Way at It" - 4:03
# "IEIEI" - 3:13
A 2 disc limited edition version is also available,
"Workout Holiday 2 disc special edition"
''Discogs''. with the second disc containing 5 bonus tracks.
# "Sitting" (Original Demo Version) - 3:41
# "Transparency" - 2:29
# "You Can't Say" - 2:43
# "All Truckers Roll" - 2:39
# "Migration Wind" - 4:36
Videos
* Music video that was directed by Carlos LaRotta, shot and edited by Trey Cartwright, both of Birds-on-Fire Film
* Official video posted by Full Time Hobby Records
* - Collaboration with The Modern Plow Collective
"IEIEI"
- Video was shot by White Denim, animation by Jason Archer
Jason Archer (born July 31, 1973) is an American artist living in Austin, Texas. He is the creator of a variety artworks as a director, animator, painter, and muralist both collaborative and solo. His work includes political satire and Texas ins ...
, edited by Jason Archer and Carlos LaRotta, for Birds on Fire Film.
Personnel
*James Petralli: Vocals, guitar
*Joshua Block: Drums
*Steve Terebecki: Vocals, bass
References
External links
RCRD LBL website
''RCRD LBL EP'' is available for free download.
*Daytrotter
Daytrotter is a recording studio, music venue and subscription-based music discovery website located in Atlanta, United States. It hosts recording sessions with indie music acts.
The original studio in Rock Island, Illinois, was founded in 2006 ...
Session
Four free songs for download
2008 debut albums
White Denim albums
Full Time Hobby albums
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