Active from 1996 | Members Marcellus Hall | |
Albums National Chain, Your Language, The Death of Song, Life Is Still Sweet Record labels Matador Records, Fargo Records, Orange Recordings Similar Railroad Jerk, Parker and Lily, Cash Audio, Ultrababyfat, Jason Trachtenburg | ||
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White Hassle were a band with the lead singer Marcellus Hall based in New York, New York. Dave Varenka (also of Railroad Jerk) played drums, with Chris Maxwell and Joachim Kearns on guitars. The Houston Chronicle described their music as "stripped-down ... noisy blues-soaked rock".
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The band was named after "White Castle," the American fast food restaurant.
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Critical reaction
Modest Mouse singer, Isaac Brock, credits White Hassle's "Life Is Still Sweet" in helping turn around his songwriting and influencing their hit song "Float On."
Steven Wells in the NME was dismissive of track "Life Is Still Sweet", calling it "skiffle", but "not totally shit".
Uncut gave their album Death of Song 3/10, comparing Hall's vocals variously to Bobby Darin and Gordon Gano.
exlaim.ca says they use very different sounds. Turntables pop up here and there in the Life Is Still Sweet EP, however they don't really do justice to the songs.
delarue described the song "Life Is Still Sweet" live performance as uplifting and a crowd favorite.
Albums
EP
Songs
The Death of SongThe Death of Song · 2003
The Indiana SunThe Death of Song · 2003
Sandlot ShuffleThe Death of Song · 2003