The Band Interview We Couldn’t Resist: White Denim
by Kendall Meade (Madewell)
Here’s the band—wearing jeans, of course.
It was just too perfect, almost inevitable: We’re a denim brand, they have denim in their band name. They live in Austin, we have an Austin store. What I didn’t anticipate, though, was that I’d be totally obsessed with their latest record, D. And I definitely wasn’t the only one. Whenever I played it in the office, without fail, someone would say, “Who is this? I reeeeeally like it.” Every song has a different but likable vibe. Take their slow jam “Street Joy,” for example, which sounds one part Jeff Buckley and two parts The National. Oh, and the amazing prom-themed video doesn’t hurt.
Wait, there’s more! We had the chance to pick bass player Steve’s brain about his favorite spots in Austin, how many pairs of jeans he actually owns and how it is they got that band name.
