Fits
by White Denim
  • Record Label: Downtown
  • Release Date: Oct 20, 2009
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Dot Music
    60
    You suspect Fits would fit better live, where the audience have no choice but to go with it, but here the trio sound slightly too pre-occupied with pleasing themselves rather than the listener, greedily ripping through riffs with a tenacity that, while impressive, is often ultimately self-defeating.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    50
    As 'Syncn' lilts to a close, it’s hard not to feel that White Denim would be better if they channelled a little of their chaotic diversity towards consistency, and focused upon being the very biggest, dumbest and craziest bunch of garage revivalists, rather than striking towards a uniqueness that is momentarily out of reach.

Awards & Rankings

71
#71 Best Album of 2009

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Alledman
    Nov 19, 2013
    8
    White Denim. Hipster? Maybe. Good? Definitely. I can honestly say, as a person who rarely enjoys most modern rock he hears, this was a damnWhite Denim. Hipster? Maybe. Good? Definitely. I can honestly say, as a person who rarely enjoys most modern rock he hears, this was a damn fine album. "Paint Yourself" was my favorite track, but it's all pretty good.… Full Review »
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