Name: Spark
Brand: Whitney

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SC437lp-C1

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Colour

White

Colour details

Milky White Vinyl

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

656605043739

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / white

SC437cass

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Clear

Extended format: No

Tape

617308032154

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1 / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / Tape / clear

SC437cd

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656605043722

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

SC437lp

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Black

656605043715

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Whitney

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Secretly Canadian

Whitney is a highly acclaimed artist known for their soulful and captivating music. With a unique blend of folk, rock, and R&B influences, Whitney has created a distinct sound that resonates with audiences worldwide. Their powerful vocals and heartfelt lyrics have earned them a dedicated fan base and critical acclaim. Whitney's music is both introspective and relatable, exploring themes of love, loss, and personal growth. Whether performing live or recording in the studio, Whitney's passion for music shines through in every note. Discover their incredible talent today.

Whitney's journey as an artist began at a young age when they discovered their love for singing and songwriting. They honed their skills by performing at local venues and collaborating with other musicians. This dedication to their craft led to the release of several successful albums that showcased Whitney's growth as an artist.

Throughout their career, Whitney has been recognized for their exceptional talent with numerous awards and nominations. Their ability to connect with listeners on an emotional level sets them apart from other artists in the industry. With each new release, Whitney continues to push boundaries and evolve as an artist, consistently delivering music that captivates audiences around the world.

Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek could hear the staggering differences in the songs they were writing for their third album as Whitney, Spark—the buoyant drum loops, the effortless falsetto hooks, the coruscant keyboard lines. They suddenly sounded like a band reimagined, their once-ramshackle folk-pop now brimming with unprecedented gusto and sheen. But could they see it, too?

So in the ad hoc studio the Chicago duo built in the living room of their rented Portland bungalow, a shared 2020 escape hatch amid breakups and lockdowns, Julien and Max decided to find out. Somewhere between midnight and dawn every night, their brains refracted by the late hour and light psychedelics, they’d play their latest creations while a hardware store disco ball spun overhead and slowed-down music videos from megastars spooled silently on YouTube. Did their own pop songs—so much more immediate and modern than their hazy origins—fit such big-budget reels? 

“We’d come to the conclusion we weren’t going to be filming Super 8 videos to this stuff anymore,” Julien remembers with a grin. “How about something more hi-fi, cinematic?” When the footage and the tunes linked, Julien and Max knew they had done it, that they’d finally found Whitney’s sound. Spark reintroduces Whitney as a contemporary syndicate of classic pop, its dozen imaginative and endearing tracks wrapping fetching melodies around paisley-print Dilla beats and luxuriant electronics. What’s more, Whitney reduces three years of extreme emotional highs and lows into 38 brisk but deep minutes, each of these 12 tracks a singable lesson in what it is they (and, really, we) have all survived.

Spark

Music US

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