Whitney - Candid

Whitney - Candid 

CAT: SC409LP-C1

Label: Secretly Canadian

Format: Ltd. Clear Blue Vinyl

Following their acclaimed sophomore album Forever Turned Around, Whitney have returned with Candid, a 10-song collection boasting covers of artists like Kelela, David Byrne, John Denver, Labi Siffre, and more.

Covers have always been an integral part of the band's ethos, with renditions of classics by Allen Toussaint, Dolly Parton, and Neil Young a highlight of their setlists for half of a decade. But for Candid, Whitney decided to challenge themselves finding their favourite songs that also fell outside of their musical comfort zone.

Marking the first time the full touring band was in a recording studio together, they hashed out these covers after a tour over sessions in Chicago and Portland. "This could've been as simple as we really just love these songs and we love our bandmates and making a covers record just felt right but this was a bit of an exercise to see how we can evolve as a band going forward," says drummer and singer Julien Ehrlich. He adds, "We didn't want to beat these songwriters at their own game. Instead, we wanted to find songs that were great at their core and could be molded into our own thing."

Tracklist

1. Bank Head - recorded by Kelela
2. Strange Overtones - recorded by David Byrne, Brian Eno
3. Take Me Home, Country Roads - recorded by John Denver
4. High On a Rocky Ledge" recorded by Moondog
5. Something Happen - recorded by Jack Arel
6. A.M. AM - recorded by Damien Jurado
7. Hammond Song - recorded by The Roches
8. Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying - recorded by Labi Siffre
9. Rain - recorded by SWV
10. Rainbows and Ridges - recorded by Blaze Foley