11/6/2022 0 Comments Corsicana lemonade rar![]() ![]() The instrumental jam finish is purposefully and beautifully chaotic. The guitar rhythm and base are funky and bluesy. The drumming on this track is spectacular, driving and when necessary off. ![]() The second to last song, “Cheer Up/ Blues Ending,” is not only an amazing jam, but a great commentary on their career. #CORSICANA LEMONADE RAR PLUS#“Let It Feel good” may be an ode to their vulture (literally) squatters, but its folky soft rock sound plus quirky lyrics having a go at growth make for a great romantic tune. “Come Back” is an up tempo jam with funky rhythmic play, great drums, guitar and soul. The melancholy feel matches the ever so pressing lyrics, “If this is goodbye, I have to ask you to try, to remember that I, was once strong.” The song carries you through the cycle of following your dreams the lows of failure, the highs of new hope, and back to uncertainty. “Limited by Stature” is a shorter, slower, more Band of Gypsy’s style song that flows perfectly into “New Blue Feeling.” This tune continues to showcase the diversity and true musicianship of White Denim – they can actually play instruments! – Its rhythm, tempo changes, key, and harmony sound like the illegitimate bastard child of Harry Nilsson and The Shins. The album continues to “Corsicana Lemonade,” a jazzy, but rock ode to their home state of Texas and the small Texan towns they grew up in as well as tour through. It feels like a good opening line to a book. #CORSICANA LEMONADE RAR PROFESSIONAL#When is it time to stop believing that you will be a professional athlete, that you will be selling out concert venues, that you will be signing autographs? When is it time to change? I don’t know ask Robert Frost, but as White Denim states in the album opener, “I know you think it’s easy to change, but it’s a symptom of age.” “At Night in Dreams” is a driving, rhythmic, rock tune with minimal timely guitar solos and wonderful lyrics. The drug addict, the homeless man, the middle age cashier at 7/11 read as yield signs for those with childish dreams who have yet to lock them up in the basement storage. For those who are on Intro to White Denim 101 (much like myself), don’t expect a history lesson. ![]() For the White Denim enthusiasts, welcome. The album touches on topics of staying true and the age old mystery of dreaming while maturing. On the polarized Austin music scene they are too musicianly for the indie kids and too arch for the retro rockers” ( This combination is featured on their new album Corsicana Lemonade which is instrumentally jarring and a treat for anyone’s ears. “Like all the best bands don’t slot neatly into any pre-existing paradigm. Being unique in today’s music scene weighs heavy in benefits for us, the listener. ![]()
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