Whitney - Light Upon The Lake: The Demo RecordingsLight Upon The Lake, the debut from Whitney, was born from early morning songwriting sessions during one of the most brutal winters in Chicagos history. Vocalist drummer Julien Ehrlich and guitarist Max Kakacek began writing unflinching, honest songs about everything from breakups to the passing of Ehrlichs grandfather. The pair leaned on one another for both honest critique and a sounding board for working through their newly discovered truths. The

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Cave later claimed the songs were heavily influenced by street beggars he saw in Brazil

but more a mixture of good and hard time

slo-mo explosions of melody intermittently burst through the distant thunder of the verses on 'A Choir Apart'

featuring the angular prog-pop inspired 'Popular' (which reached no

There's a theme of promises that are falling apart

Strut and Art Yard join forces for the first release anywhere of Sun Ra's 'Planets Of Life Or Death'

almost intangible ambience

struggling to comprehend the things we do

almost painful detail

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