CLUNK Recommends | Whitney – Darling

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Whitney release quasi-retro single ‘Darling‘ ahead of summer North American Tour

Since their formation in 2015, Chicago’s Whitney — a two piece formed of former Smith Westerns guitarist, Max Kakacek, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s drummer, Julien Ehrlich — have made a name for themselves as merchants of soulful, quasi-retro sounds.

Their latest single, ‘Darling’, which tracks a break-up through two starkly separate sections, doesn’t fail to deliver their trademark warmth, but also showcases newfound sonic experimentation. Half-way through ‘Darling’, following an intermission in the form of some hanging and discordant strings, we are dispensed into a tight but meandering instrumental; a structural move atypical of the kind of song that ‘Darling’s first half lulls us into believing it will be. 

The first release since their 2023 album, ‘Spark’, this latest single marks the beginning of an incoming flurry of activity from the band — one which fans of not-quite-slacker indie (think Andy Shauf, Fruit Bats, Kevin Morby) should be sure not to miss. 

Listen to ‘Darling‘ here:

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Catch Whitney at the following:

12th June – Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OH#
14th June – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston, MA#
15th June – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston, MA#
18th June – Westville Music Bowl – New Haven, CT#
20th June – The Anthem – Washington, DC#
21st June – The Anthem – Washington, DC#
9th July – Avondale Brewing Company – Birmingham, AL%
10th July – Firefly Distillery – North Charleston, SC%
11th July – The Ritz – Raleigh, NC%
12th July – Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre – Wilmington, NC%
13th July – Maymont – Richmond, VA#
16th July – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA#
18th July – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA#
19th July – Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA#
20th July – The Hangar – South Lake Tahoe, CA
23rd July – The Elm – Bozeman, MT
24th July – The Granary – Salt Lake City, UT#
25th July – Washington’s FoCo – Fort Collins, CO
26th July – Fiddlers Green Amp – Greenwood Village, CO#
30th July – State Theatre – Portland, ME*
31st July – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT*
2nd August – Osheaga Festival – Montreal, QC*
4th August – Tree House Brewing Charlton – Charlton, MA*
5th August – Levitate Backyard Outdoor Concert Series – Marshfield, MA*
6th August – Stone Church – Brattleboro, VT*
7th August – Levon Helm Studios – Woodstock, NY*
8th August – The Recher – Towson, MD*
9th August – The National – Richmond, VA*
10th August – The Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ*
12th August – Anthology – Rochester, NY*
13th August – Hi-Fi Annex – Indianapolis, IN*
14th August – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH*
15th August – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe – Kalamazoo, MI

TOUR:
w/ Folk Bitch Trio*
Supporting Caamp#
Supporting Shakey Graves%

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