One of our favourite new bands this year is Whitney, a fresh collaboration between ex-Smith Westerns guitarist, Max Kakacek and ex-UMO drummer (who also sings), Julien Ehrlich. This week, the duo shared their third single off the highly anticipated debut album, Light Upon The Lake, out this Friday o n Secretly Canadian. Watch the video directed by Alan Del Rio Oritz for “No Matter Where We Go“, a delicious anthem to get pumped to.
These ten songs on Light Upon the Lake sound like they could have been written at any time in the last fifty years. Ehrlich and Kakacek emerge as imaginative and insightful songwriting partners, impressive in their scope and restraint as they mold classic rock lyricism into new and personal shapes without sound revivalist or retro.
“[Whitney]’s friendship and songwriting partnership is coming into its prime.” – The Verge
“The beautiful arrangement of exultant horns, rhythmic twangy guitar layers, and subtle percussion smoothly soothes.” – Stereogum
Light Upon The Lake is out this Friday (June 3rd) on Secretly Canadian. Pre-order the album on iTunes here.
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