Fits | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 22, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 36:52 | |||
Label | Downtown Records Full Time Hobby | |||
Producer | White Denim | |||
White Denim chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
NME | (8/10)[3] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10)[4] |
Planet Sound | (5/10)[5] |
Drowned In Sound | (5/10)[6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
The Independent | [8] |
The Skinny | [9] |
The Daily Telegraph | [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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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]