The White Hotel

Austinsound.net - Album Review
"Formerly known as Operator, The White Hotel has finally released their debut album, Operator. Much hyped as one of Austin’s soon-to-be breakout acts, The White Hotel, have cavorted about the Austin music scene for a few years, touting an ear for New-Wave pop and a panache for sardonic, cynical songs backed by sometimes harrowing, sometimes ecstatic, electronic drums and synths.
Debut albums are an unspoken line in the sand, though, especially bands with clout such as The White Hotel, but Operator seems to dodge any assumptions about influence, aesthetic, or technique."
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Austinsound.net -
"We’re going to make a prediction: [The White Hotel] will be one of the best new bands in Austin over the next year. Not only does the group bring a sound that is totally unique to the Austin scene (a feat in-and-of itself), they’re also hitting on an emerging revival of airy, synth-driven beats that simultaneously rocks and mesmerizes. Like Ladytron or Stereolab, the breathy female vocals add a beautifully gossamer layer to the electronic pulses that carry any number of impressive turns. Add to that enough guitar and beat to hold it all together and [The White Hotel] has somehow concocted a spectacular Euro-pop sound in the heart of Texas."



CovertCuriosity.com -
"You know the feeling you get when you go through periods of time where all the new music you hear is just sort of lukewarm, and then one day you hear a new band that cuts right through all of the crap and breathes a swift gust of fresh air into the whole situation? Well, I am very familiar with the feeling as I am riding high after listening to a demo from the Austin-based band who call themselves [The White Hotel]."
"[The White Hotel] creates a lucious and unique blend of synth-pop, layered with equal parts of dance-worthy electronic beats and rythmic guitar strums, all held together beautifully with understated-yet intoxicating lead vocals."
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