LOADING...
Image via Unsplash.
Sounds like:
The Features,
The Soft Pack,
The Hold Steady
Why do we like this?
The Whig's third album In the Dark mixes alternative rock and experimental grunge, yet remains pop-infused with catchy lyrics and upbeat rhythms. The Athens, Georgia trio spent the last couple years touring the country and drew inspiration from their experiences to produce this album.
Their previous release, Mission Control, was the first album with bassist Tim Deaux after their previous bassist left vocalist Parker Gispert and drummer Julian Dorio for MGMT.
Their rock n' roll fused songs are perfect for a get-up-and-dance type of night. The lyrics are repetitive and easy to learn after only a few listens. As the album ran on repeat, the melodies and constant repetition of lyrics and beats turned from generic to hopeful.
The interlude-like "Dying" is a mainly instrumental intermission between their rock n' roll songs starting and ending the album. The song is experimental and bass-heavy and the vocals echo through the rough, gritty and instrumentals. "I am for Real" has an alt-country feel to it. The vocals are wispy and don't quite add up to the rigid, harsh guitar. This song had potential to be one of the best songs off the album but the lyrics and chorus brought it down to being nearly listenable. "Naked" begins with a rock-fused experimental set and turns into hard-hitting rock and then takes a turn for the worst in the chorus where all of the sudden, Gispert's voice turns into a clone of Dave Matthew's. What went wrong there?
The Whigs is "college rock" at its finest; nothing to write home to, but worth the listen. The predictable sound can be comforting, yet annoying. This album does have it all, a little bit of country and a little bit of alternative rock, and some experimental thrown in there too. All and all...it's decent.
Their previous release, Mission Control, was the first album with bassist Tim Deaux after their previous bassist left vocalist Parker Gispert and drummer Julian Dorio for MGMT.
Their rock n' roll fused songs are perfect for a get-up-and-dance type of night. The lyrics are repetitive and easy to learn after only a few listens. As the album ran on repeat, the melodies and constant repetition of lyrics and beats turned from generic to hopeful.
The interlude-like "Dying" is a mainly instrumental intermission between their rock n' roll songs starting and ending the album. The song is experimental and bass-heavy and the vocals echo through the rough, gritty and instrumentals. "I am for Real" has an alt-country feel to it. The vocals are wispy and don't quite add up to the rigid, harsh guitar. This song had potential to be one of the best songs off the album but the lyrics and chorus brought it down to being nearly listenable. "Naked" begins with a rock-fused experimental set and turns into hard-hitting rock and then takes a turn for the worst in the chorus where all of the sudden, Gispert's voice turns into a clone of Dave Matthew's. What went wrong there?
The Whigs is "college rock" at its finest; nothing to write home to, but worth the listen. The predictable sound can be comforting, yet annoying. This album does have it all, a little bit of country and a little bit of alternative rock, and some experimental thrown in there too. All and all...it's decent.
TOUR DATES
