
There's the glam-rock strut of "Magazin" and "It Might Get Dark", the dueling guitars on the low-slung blues prog of "Moves On", and the sideways jazz of "Sky Beaming". Categorically speaking, White Denim is still impossible to narrowly pin down. Two new players were key in what James Petralli describes as "a super-collaborative record:" keyboardist Michael Hunter, a "young, humble genius with endless potential" and Conrad Choucroun, a "ridiculously solid" drummer with a long stint with NRBQ on his resume. White Denim's new album, Performance, was mainly recorded over eight weeks at the band's new downtown Austin, TX studio, Radio Milk. White Denim - Performance CD/LP (City Slang) Interpol have always been world-beaters at creating a feeling, but Marauder is where the feel is just as crucial. "How can I make sh*t swing?" was the question Sam repeatedly asked himself, and the answer is in the striding gallop of opener "If You Really Love Nothing", the embellished skip 'n' bounce of "Stay In Touch" and the R&B swagger of closer "It Probably Matters". (Otis Redding's drummer) and '80s funk producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. In the run up to writing and recording, Sam Fogarino found himself immersed in soul drummers such as Al Jackson Jr. For two-week spells between December of 2017 to April of 2018, they traveled to upstate New York to work with Dave Fridmann - famed for recording with Mercury Rev, Flaming Lips, MGMT, Spoon, Mogwai, and countless more. For the first time since 2007's Our Love To Admire, the band has opened themselves up to the input of a producer. Interpol follow-up 2014's El Pintor with their sixth studio album, Marauder.
