Latest Release
- AUG 8, 2023
- 1 Song
- Light Upon the Lake · 2016
- Candid · 2020
- Light Upon the Lake · 2016
- Candid · 2020
- Light Upon the Lake · 2016
- Forever Turned Around · 2019
- Light Upon the Lake · 2016
- Forever Turned Around · 2019
- Kansas - Single · 2023
- Light Upon the Lake · 2016
Essential Albums
- Whitney’s debut is a haunting set of ‘60s guitar pop. Taking pages from Byrds ballads (“Light Upon the Lake”), pre-psychedelic Beatles (“Golden Days”), and the more placid side of soul (“Dave’s Song”), the duo—comprising former members of Smith Westerns and Unknown Mortal Orchestra—sound cheerful but bittersweet, muted by a sense of melancholy that gives drummer/vocalist Julien Ehrlich’s falsetto a sneaky, surprising depth. Even the album’s most upbeat moment, “The Falls,” feels less like it’s looking forward to something, and more like it’s looking back.
Albums
- 2022
- 2020
- 2016
Music Videos
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2019
- 2019
- 2017
Artist Playlists
- Bittersweet indie pop that stirs up nostalgia.
Singles & EPs
More To Hear
- Premiering the bands cover of a John Denver classic.
- The Chicago band talks writing material for their second album.
- Elton John on his love for Whitney and The Lemon Twigs.
About Whitney
Alternately brushed with electronics or informed by folk- and country-rock, the mellow indie pop/rock of Whitney is built around the core songwriting duo of Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek, both formerly of Smith Westerns. Led by Ehrlich's soft falsetto, the group's pastoral debut album, 2016's Light Upon the Lake, landed on several Billboard side charts, including rock, alternative, and vinyl. Their third long-player, 2020's Candid, concentrated on covers spanning John Denver, SWV, and Damien Jurado, before the group refashioned their sound with washes of electronics and beats inspired by J Dilla for 2022's SPARK.
- ORIGIN
- Chicago, IL, United States
- FORMED
- 2015
- GENRE
- Alternative