White Denim have announced their twelfth studio entitled 12, will drop on December 6 via Bella Union. James Petralli shares, “”Light On” is the first song I wrote for this new collection. It mostly took its shape while I played my son’s guitar, both of us crammed onto his twin mattress with my partner reading for all of us from my daughter’s bed on the other side of the room. It is as influenced by Shel Silverstein as Elvin Jones. Over the years I spent creating this work this particular song served as an encouragement and a consistent reminder to focus on the positive and to continue creating with little regard for potential outcomes.”

12 is sonically and stylistically inspired by Nick Lowe, Jonathan Richman, Doug Sahm and Joe Jackson. Back in Austin, Petralli and his partner Elaine were caring for her father, who passed in Spring ’21. After relocating to Los Angeles, he took on the role of home-schooling his kids, fitting in writing sessions when he could. With its yacht rock-esque uplifting melodies, the new collection is a direct response to some of these “turbulent times” refracted through the glass-half-full sunshine prism of Petralli’s worldview. White Denim will perform at Sagebrush Festival (Austin, TX) + Aslin 9th Anniversary Festival (Alexandria, VA) in the US and have announced a December UK tour.

Living in LA also allowed him the opportunity to work as a “stunt vocalist” on the Amazon mini-series Daisy Jones And The Six, where he saw the producers at the famed Sound City studio happily plundering digital technology. This experience resulted in James now overseeing every aspect of his music’s up-to-the-minute digital production. “This is the first White Denim record where I’ve engineered and been the main producer,” he proudly shares. “I’ve touched every sound that’s on there.”

White Denim
12
tracklist
Bella Union

1. Light On
2. Econolining
3. Flash Bare Ass
4. Cat City #2
5. Look Good
6. Second Dimension
7. I Still Exist
8. Your Future As God
9. Swinging Door
10. We Can Move Along
11. Hand Out Giving
12. Precious Child

White Denim 2024 Live Dates

9/26: Austin, TX @ Sagebrush Festival (YAWN + KUTX Presents)
9/28: Alexandria, VA @ Aslin 9th Anniversary Festival

Pre-order 12 by White Denim HERE