Fits (album)

For the album The Fits by Aly Tadros, see Aly Tadros.

Fits
Studio album by White Denim
Released	June 22, 2009
Recorded	2008
Genre	Indie rock psychedelic rock
Length	36:52
Label	Downtown Records Full Time Hobby
Producer	White Denim
White Denim chronology
Exposion (2008) Fits (2009) Last Day of Summer (2010)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Daily Telegraph	[3]
Drowned In Sound	5/10 [4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
NME	8/10 [7]
Pitchfork	7.0/10 [8]
Planet Sound	5/10 [9]
The Skinny	[10]
Uncut	[11]

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

No.	Title	Length
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

• "I Start To Run" on YouTube Official video posted by Full Time Hobby Records, directed by Tom Haines.

Personnel

• James Petralli – vocals, guitar
• Joshua Block – drums
• Steve Terebecki – vocals, bass

References

1. "Reviews for Fits by White Denim - Metacritic". Metacritic.
2. Lymangrover, Jason. "Review: Fits". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 February 2010.
3. Andrew Perry (22 June 2009). "White Denim: Fits, CD review". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009.
4. Philip Bloomfield. "Album Review: White Denim - Fits". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
5. Ben Thompson (13 June 2009). "CD: Pop review: White Denim: Fits". the Guardian.
6. Andy Gill (18 June 2009). "Album: White Denim, Fits, (Full Time Hobby)". The Independent.
7. NME.COM (16 June 2009). "NME Reviews - Album review: White Denim - 'Fits' - NME.COM". NME.COM.
8. "White Denim: Fits - Album Reviews - Pitchfork". Pitchfork .
9. Earls, John. "Review: White Denim/Fits". Teletext . Retrieved 21 June 2009.
10. "White Denim - Fits - The Skinny" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
11. "Album Review: White Denim – Fits". Uncut. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on May 5, 2013.
12. NME News, "White Denim return with new album", NME.com, April 3, 2009.
13. John Mulvey, "White Denim: Fits" Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine , Uncut Magazine, April 9, 2009.
14. Brock Thiessen, "White Denim Get Set To Release Second Album", Exclaim.ca, April 6, 2009.
15. White Denim Archived 2020-04-06 at the Wayback Machine , whitedenimmusic.com, August 2009.
16. Tim Chester, "White Denim - Mirrored And Reverse - Free MP3", NME.com, April 24, 2009.
17. Chris Cantalini, "New White Denim :: I Start To Run", gorillavsbear.net, June 8, 2009.
18. NME News, "White Denim stream new album online before release" Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine , NME.com, June 15, 2009.
19. "Fits 2 disc edition", Discogs.

External links

• 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"