On the heels of a nearly sold-out North American tour with City and Colour, William Elliott Whitmore is taking to the stage again on a headlining US tour starting just a few days prior to the February 17 release of his Anti- Records debut Animals in the Dark.
The 30 year-old Iowan with the voice of a road-hardened troubadour Will Whitmore's unaffected and stirring approach to American music has cut a wide swath of excitement, with articles ranging from inclusion in the "People Are Talking About" list in Vogue to a feature in venerable skate mag Thrasher. Andy Downing at the Chicago Tribune wrote a lengthy piece on the new pastoral music that heavily featured Will alongside Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes. Early reviews for Animals in the Dark have been unabashedly enthusiastic:
"Guitar and banjo never sounded so sweet in the darkness." Blurt
(4 ½ out of 5 stars) "Repeated listens yield rich and profound rewards." Alternative Press
"There's a time-honored truthfullness to William Elliott Whitmore that can't be rehearsed and most certainly can't be faked." The Absolute Sound
"His guitar strings droned as if stained by the gunk from a backwoods living: dull and flat, the perfect backing for words meant to ignite a ballroom brawl. His word's timelessness managed to turn even Los Angeles' famously "stationary standing" crowd into a more fashionable barnyard romp of hoots and hollers." Filter (live review)
William Elliott Whitmore on tour:
Feb 14 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
Feb 20 - Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago IL
Feb 21 - Picador, Iowa City IA
Feb 22 - Picador, Iowa City IA
Feb 23 - Jackpot Saloon, Lawrence KS
Feb 24 - Mojo's, Columbia, MO
Feb 25 - Off Broadway, St Louis MO
Feb 27 - The Opolis, Norman OK
Feb 28 - Stubb's BBQ, Austin TX
Mar 01 - Rubber Gloves, Denton TX
Mar 02 - Walter's on Washington, Houston TX
Mar 03 - Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge LA
Mar 06 - The Backbooth, Orlando FL
Mar 07 - The Orpheum, Tampa, FL
Mar 08 - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta GA
Mar 09 - Local 506, Chapel Hill NC
Mar 10 - New Brookland Tavern, Columbia SC
Mar 12 - Mojo's, Richmond VA
Mar 13 - DC9, Washington DC
Mar 14 - Club Café, Pittsburgh PA
Mar 15 - Magic Stick
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