[1] In March 2005, two bands, Parque Touch (Josh Block, James Petralli, Lucas Anderson) and Peach Train (Steve Terebecki), played a show together at Beerland in Austin, Texas.

[2] After the show Steve was asked to play bass for Parque Touch and the band became four, playing under the pseudonyms Byshop Massive (Lucas), Bop English (James), Nicholas Mallard (Josh), and Terry Beckins (Steve); however, in February 2006, Lucas moved to Russia and the resulting power trio changed its name to White Denim.

[2] The new line-up began playing the local Austin circuit while recording punk-infused, psychedelic blues-rock in Block's 1940s Spartan trailer.

Workout Holiday caught the ear of new netlabel RCRD LBL, and the band signed on to re-record three of the songs.

[7] In order to reach European listeners, the band signed to UK record label Full Time Hobby (home to The Hold Steady and Viva Voce) for an overseas release.

Originally sold during their Spring 2008 tour as a CD-R with the title 11 Songs, the album was made available in digital format from their official website on October 19, 2008.

It was initially available to download for free (with an option to make a donation) from the band's official website,[14] but on December 5, 2011, it was released by Downtown Records on CD and LP.

[17] On January 7, 2016, White Denim announced that their seventh album, Stiff, would be released on 25 March 2016 via Downtown/Sony Red, with the track "Holda You (I'm Psycho)" shared on their SoundCloud.

On May 9, 2018, the band announced their eighth full-length album, Performance, scheduled for release on August 28 via City Slang Records.

On March 14, 2020, the group announced their intention to write and record an album in 30 days with remote contributions from collaborative artists during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During a December 2024 Reddit AMA promoting the release of 12, a user posed a question regarding the current manifestation of White Denim and its status as an active group.