Coming on twenty into their run as one of Austin’s most consistently inventive rock bands, White Denim’s 13 feels less like a reset and more like a snapshot of everything they’ve learned how to do and how comfortably they can shift between those ideas. The band has always pulled from a wide range of influences, but here that approach is pushed even further. It’s a dense, groove-focused record that draws on rock, funk, soul, country, and more. The result is a record that moves quickly, sometimes abruptly, but rarely loses its footing.
“(God Created) Lock and Key” sets that tone early. The song shifts through a few different sections without warning, moving from tight, controlled guitar lines into looser, more unstable passages. It feels deliberate rather than chaotic…

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