Early this year we fell for Chicago act Whitney and their track “No Woman,” and now we have more Whitney goodness to look forward to. The band, formed by vocalist/drummer Julien Ehrlich (formally of Unknown Mortal Orchestra) and guitarist Max Kakacek (ex-Smith Westerns), have announced details for their upcoming debut album and released a new track titled “Golden Days” plus a self-made video to match.
“Golden Days” is the second single from Whitney’s upcoming album, titled Light Upon the Lake, which is due out this spring. Born out of a cold winter while Ehrlich and Kakacek were living together in Chicago, Light Upon the Lake deals with break-ups and tip-toeing around breakdowns. And the name Whitney? Kakacek explains in a press release…
“We were both writing as this one character, and whenever we were stuck, we’d ask, ‘What would Whitney do in this situation?’ We personified the band name into this person, and that helped a lot. We wrote the record as though one person were playing everything. We purposefully didn’t add a lot of parts and didn’t bother making everything perfect, because the character we had in mind wouldn’t do that.”
Watch the video for “Golden Days” above.
Light Upon the Lake is due out June 3rd on Secretly Canadian, but you can pre-order the vinyl here or grab a digital pre-order via iTunes here.
Catch them live at one of the dates below.
Tour Dates
Sat. Apr. 9 – Bloomington, IN @ Culture Shock – Dunn Meadow – University of Indiana
Tue. Apr. 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Union
Mon. May 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club w/ Wild Nothing
Sat. May 7 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Wed. Apr. 20 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah w/ Wild Nothing
Thu. Apr. 21 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room w/ Wild Nothing
Fri. Apr. 22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ Wild Nothing
Mon. Apr. 25 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile w/ Wild Nothing
Tue. Apr. 26 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret w/ Wild Nothing
Wed. Apr. 27 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge w/ Wild Nothing
Thu. Apr. 28 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux w/ Wild Nothing
Fri. Apr. 29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Loading Dock w/ Wild Nothing
Tue. May 3 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall w/ Wild Nothing
Sun. May 8 – Lincoln, NE @ Vega w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Mon. May 9 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Tue. May 10 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Thu. May 12 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Fri. May 13 – Memphis, TN @ 1884 Lounge – Minglewood Hall w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Tue. May 17 – Columbus, OH @ Skully’s Music Diner w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Wed. May 18 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Thu. May 19 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Fri. May 20 – Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs) w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Sat. May 21 – Winnipeg, MB @ West End Culture Centre w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Mon. May 23 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos Cantina w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Tue. May 24 – Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Wed. May 25 – Calgary, AB @ Commonwealth Bar w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Sat. May 14 – Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
Mon. May 30 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
Tue. May 31 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahalls
Wed. June 1 – Albany, NY @ The Hollow
Fri. June 3 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
Fri. July 15 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival