Tracey Denim

With a crisper sound and direct homages to underground music of generations past, the enigmatic London trio’s Matador debut is moody, moth-eaten record-collector rock that gets by on moody insouciance.

Tracey Denim manages the difficult task of creating an album that feels like a self-contained world without losing sight of songs that really work in and of themselves. It's a natural development from Bar Italia and one that points to an exciting future.

The prolific London trio chart a promising and imaginative course with their first release on Matador Records

On Bedhead and Quarrel, bar italia's fusion of lo-fi, post-punk, and shoegaze was so mercurial that those albums often felt like compilations.

The air of mystery that once surrounded bar italia might have evaporated, but with songs like these, they were never going to stay a secret for long.

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Tracey Denim by Bar Italia album review: curious, wrong-footing, and, on its frequent highs, deliciously compelling

Tracy Denim by bar italia Album Review by Erin MacLeod. The Uk group's brand new LP is now out via Matador Records and streaming services