On Side Effects, Austin's White Denim continue to mine an odd combination of retro styles to create a record that is wildly and refreshingly unpredictable.

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Side Effects is playful and experimental while paying tribute to the band’s live shows and their own history.

Essentially, Side Effects showcases White Denim's knack for making '60s- and '70s-style psychedelic garage rock that feels authentic but retains the modern punk energy that made their early albums so engaging.

Side Effects may be a perfect introduction to the unfamiliar listener: a loose combination of the many styles and affectations White Denim have to offer, all wrapped up in a tight 30 minutes.

Side Effects is enjoyable, with inspired moments and a consistently danceable feel ... Sometimes, though, it lacks the drive that reveals itself in the sparkliest songs.

Ultimately ... ‘Side Effects’ lacks cohesion as a result of the sheer number of ideas jammed into it.

This is an absolute delight for a fan, but hard to recommend for anyone else.

White Denim have evolved into something of a left-field institution, pumping out wired guitar music that oscillates between exhilarating math-rock and machine funk boogie.

‘Side Effects’ feels more like a collection of demos than a coherent album.

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EdFruscley

Well I have been waiting for this since January, but I was afraid that the short time since their last album and this one make this album underrated, maybe for the critic it is. I thought that I wouldn't see the differences between both but Side effects has an independent soul, a new sound more electronic, more experimental, samples and little arrangements that make it a fresh and very enjoyable album. White denim is a very trustrly band

Emme_Strt

pierde fuerza y tal vez fue mi error esperar algo de la misma calidad que el disco ´´Performance´´ los cuales contrastan mucho, este disco suena un poco vacío y experimental, arriesgado pero posiblemente encuentre más en él después.