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WHITE REAPER – ” The World’s Best American Band ” Best Albums Of 2017

Posted: December 5, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The World’s Best American Band, this Kentucky group’s devilishly catchy second full-length, opens with the roar of an approving crowd. It is not a live album, and this sounds like a large audience packed into an amphitheater, the sort of venue White Reaper might be headlining in a more excellent world. The song that emerges is sheer self-affirming cock-rock (“Rally up and dress to kill / Lace your boots and crush your pills”), a motivational speech for greasy-haired dirtbags.

Hi howdy! It’s Tony here, wanting to thank all of you guys and gals that we’ve seen at these last few dates, which have been absolutely incredible! And one more hello to all those who we’ll be seeing soon when we’re back on the road with our boys in Spoon! .In the meantime though, check out this video of us playing “The World’s Best American Band” in front of a live audience at the historic and beautiful Metro in Chicago!

“The World’s Best American Band” is taken from White Reaper’s second full-length album, The World’s Best American Band

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On the album, White Reaper manage to distill all the strut and swagger of Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back in Town” into a pithy, 10-song set. The production is a bit clearer and less sludgy than on 2015’s White Reaper Does It Again, and the songs mark the quartet’s most confident collection to date. Two of them (“The World’s Best American Band” and “Little Silver Cross”) even hurtle past the four-minute mark.

“Judy French” is taken from White Reaper’s second full-length album, The World’s Best American Band, out April 7, 2017.

WHITE REAPER – ” The World’s Best American Band “

Posted: August 2, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The garage punk quartet from the Bluegrass State threaten to break out of the garage for good on their sophomore outing. Based on this LP, I have a sneaky feeling that they’d be a ripping good time live .With that in mind, the Kentucky quartet open the album with some crowd noise piped in before launching into the title track that does nothing to dissuade your from giving their boastful title some serious consideration.

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In between the excellent opener and the fiery closer, Another Day, the boys will light a fire in the part of your soul that likes rocking. A wonderful blend of 80s hair metal, pop-punk and garage rock, White Reaper is straight up rock n roll with no apologies. grab your bandana and enjoy tunes like “Judy French”, “Party Next Door “and “Tell Me”.

I’d add them to your must-see list. While they might not be The World’s Best American Band, yet; but they’ve certainly released one of 2017′s best albums.

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Give White Reaper credit. They go to great lengths to make sure they get a pat on the back, even if only from themselves. After a fun-filled full-length debut dubbed “White Reaper Does It Again”, they returned with a second offering called The World’s Best American Band. And as a stadium crowd surges at the beginning of the record’s opening title track, listeners find themselves both wanting to and starting to believe them. After a debut where most songs felt like bank robbers making for state lines with the law in hot pursuit, here the band expand their sound (in both scope and variety) and learn to shift between gears without losing the joyful abandon that appealed to listeners the first time around. White Reaper might not be the best American band just yet, but once you drop the needle on this record, no other band will matter for the time being.

WHITE REAPER – ” The World’s Best American Band “

Posted: June 29, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS
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Considering the band called its previous album White Reaper Does It Again, the posturing of White Reaper’s latest, The World’s Best American Band, remains suitably in character for the brash garage-rock group. In case the title is lost on listeners, the album-opening title track begins with the roar of an excited audience ostensibly greeting Kentucky’s self-professed kings of American rock.

Or maybe revival rock, because the 10 tracks on Best American Band nod to the ragged proto-punk of the ’60s and ’70s, heavy on distortion, howled vocals, and attitude. (It also would have fit in the early 2000s heyday of The Hives, The Vines, The Von Bondies, et al., though White Reaper has a distinctly grittier take.) It’s easy to imagine rock fans who complain about the state of current popular music taking a shine to White Reaper.

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That’s not to say the band’s charms are limited to rockists who feel pop culture has passed them by, because Best American Band has plenty of charm. It also has a lot of hooks, particularly in standout songs like the title track, “Little Silver Cross,” “Crystal Pistol,” “The Stack,” and “Another Day.” “Little Silver Cross” begins atop a wash of synthesizer and staccato bass that segues into an explosively catchy chorus that recalls The National’s “Abel” with strains of Boys And Girls In America-era Hold Steady. But White Reaper has a serrated edge, made more pronounced by the general difficulty of understanding what singer-guitarist Tony Esposito is howling about. The lyric sheet is helpful, if not especially engrossing. (“Another day / No dope / Another day / No fuckin’ nose drugs,” goes “Another Day.”) But it’s the whole package that matters here, and taken together, The World’s Best American Band has the elements of one of the year’s best rock albums.

 

WHITE REAPER – ” The World’s Best American Band “

Posted: May 24, 2017 in MUSIC
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College dropouts White Reaper have once again proven you don’t need a degree to succeed with the music video for their latest album’s title track, “The World’s Best American Band.”

The video is animated by Simon Young and features simply drawn, retro cartoons à la Schoolhouse Rock. The recurring themes include hotdogs, high school and the Grim Reaper. If you’ve been following White Reaper throughout their career, these oddities are expected.

From the increasingly fertile Louisville, KY, DIY scene emerges White Reaper – an incandescent four piece who is ready and willing to blow out eardrums far and wide.

After signing to Polyvinyl in early 2014 and releasing a self-titled EP that blasts through six tracks in a breakneck 15 minutes, the Reapers — guitarist Tony Esposito, keyboardist Ryan Hater, bassist Sam Wilkerson, and drummer Nick Wilkerson — followed suit in 2015 with their debut full-length, White Reaper Does It Again.

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Hailing from Louisville, Ky. White Reaper are, without a doubt, tried-and-true rockers, though some would describe them as garage punk or surf rock. The foursome insists they’ve never played in a garage or even seen a beach. Their shameless rock ‘n’ roll style is dripped in ‘80s British punk . “The World’s Best American Band” is the title track from White Reaper’s second full-length album, out now!

“The World’s Best American Band” is the title track from White Reaper’s second full length album, out April 7th, 2017.

WHITE REAPER – ” Little Silver Cross “

Posted: April 8, 2017 in MUSIC
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Boasting textured melodies, layered guitars and more seasoned lyrics, The World’s Best American Band finds Louisville’s White Reaper busting out of the basement sound established on their previous full length (2015’s White Reaper Does It Again) and setting their sights on the arena. Armed with a record that celebrates rock in all its glory, they are poised to satisfy crowds whether they are packed shoulder-to-shoulder in the “standing room only” pit or kicking back in the cheap seats. White Reaper guitarist/vocalist Tony Esposito explained the boastful album title in a press release: “Because we are the best. Just like Muhammad Ali was the greatest, you gotta say it out loud for people to believe it.” “The album’s title track is a pretty great slice of all American power-pop, with a scoop of ice cream on the top” . “Ushered in by a jubilant round of applause, (the title track is) a cut that succeeds in its lofty arena-ready aspirations. There are handclaps, bouncy and rubberized bass, and guitar riffs that slice and zigzag at all the best moments”

“Little Silver Cross” recorded live at Lalaland Studios. Directed by Aaron Berger.