It feels strange to have a new Whitney record to become acquainted with against a winter backdrop. Small Talk finds the Chicago duo returning to their breezier sensibilities. Guitarist Max Kakacek and singing drummer Julien Ehrlich join us to discuss its homemade sound.
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Transmissions Podcast :: Whitney/Don Slepian/Nick Cave’s Ghosteen: A Discussion
Boys and girls, All Hallows’ Eve is here, and you’re tuned into the October edition of the Transmissions podcast. The veil is thin and we’re back with another round of discussions and digressions. In this episode, Chicago’s Whitney discusses Forever Turned Around, the group’s sophomore lp. Then, New Age pioneer Don Slepian takes us back to the early ’80s. And to close out, a long ramble about Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ haunted instant classic, Ghosteen.
Whitney :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
It had been a weird two days for Whitney . Coming off of the first weekend of Coachella, the band was feeling kinda bummed over the experience. Or at least, that’s […]
Whitney :: Red Moon
Last June when we wrote about Whitney , there were just a few sounds wafting around the ether online. Fast forward a year and they have a full length out, Light Upon The Lake , via Secretly Canadian. The […]
Whitney :: No Matter Where We Go
Whitney is Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich. Having cut some chops with Smith Westerns and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, they’ve now introduced their new project with “No Matter Where We Go.” […]