The only record (that RtBE knows of) released by White Denim frontman James Petralli under this alter ego and now that White Denim is basically a solo project, it is doubtful anymore Bop English albums show up! RtBE loves this album, rating it as our favorite of 2015 and it made our list of the favorites of the past decade.
While we normally celebrate anniversaries of much more famous albums, this one deserves love as well. It is our favorite release from any band from Petralli, as the whole thing is overloaded in his pop style, yet works wonderfully. Other times with White Denim the process seems to out shine the actual songs, but all of these numbers are great.
From the original review of the album published at Glide Magazine:
Constant Bop is gloriously adventurous pop rock.
Petralli includes loads of layered instrumentation, quirks and idiosyncrasies in every track that reveal themselves over multiple listens but from the first roll it is hard not to be hooked. The bouncing piano and tambourine shakes start “Dani’s Blues (It Was Beyond Our Control)” and lead into a big guitar/drum/fuzz-drenched chorus. The tune (and the whole album in general) seems warmly familiar yet engagingly unique; a perfect combo.
Top to bottom an excellent pop rock record which should be enjoyed by those who haven't heard it. You can grab it on bandcamp, and we will high light a few tunes below on the releases 10th anniversary:
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