D - White Denim
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79 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The Independent (UK)
    Jun 2, 2011
    100
    Is there nothing they can't do?
  2. Q Magazine
    Jun 29, 2011
    80
    Intricate guitar lines twine tightly and Josh Block's hyperactive drumming keeps the whole rickety enterprise a hair's breadth shy of total collapse. [Jul 2011, p.121]
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  3. PopMatters
    Jul 21, 2011
    80
    D is one for the record books, if not because it's an overflowing melting pot of talent and ideas, then because of how many times you'll find yourself hitting the play button again.
  4. Drowned In Sound
    Jun 10, 2011
    60
    Overall, D is a measured if occasionally overcooked beast that proves difficult to digest as a whole.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. mattchumon
    7
    First thing I thought when I listened to this album was these guys have chops. Unlike other "indie" bands out there, white denim use their technical abilities to shape something entirely their own. The album is often chaotic but the layers ad up to something beautiful. Sounds like Iron & Wine gone prog rock.… Expand
  2. mvatcher35
    7
    Ten really good, really well-performed psych-country-jazz-prog-garage rock songs with little to no cohesion among them, almost as if the band just presented their record company with a slew of songs & said, "Here, pick your favorites."… Expand
  3. Ricko
    7
    A very consistent album - almost every one of the 10 tracks are as good as each other so as an album it really slips together nicely. I enjoy listening to it but there are no real standout tracks on it for me which, despite it being good only gets a 7 from me. Another slight quibble is that alot of the songs sound identical - I know the band have a certain style and they carry it off well but at times some of the tracks are indistinguishable.… Expand
  4. j30
    6
    Listening to D by White Denim is both captivating and infuriating. There are songs that sound great and gives you hope what to expect in the future, but then there are songs that try too hard reach a wide audience. Ultimately the White Denim fanatic you want to be is tamed by some D's repressed tunes.… Expand

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