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Whitney bring their big, melodic sound to The Current studio

Whitney performing in The Current studio on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019.
Whitney performing in The Current studio on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019.Nate Ryan | MPR
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by Mary Lucia

October 17, 2019

Whitney - Giving Up (Live at The Current)
by MPR
Whitney - Friend of Mine (Live at The Current)
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Whitney - Valleys (My Love) (Live at The Current)
by MPR

"It's melody first whenever we come up with a song," says Whitney lead singer and drummer Julien Ehrlich. "The spark is always melody."

Those sparks have led to the release of Whitney's second album, Forever Turned Around, which came out on August 30 of this year.

Busily touring in support of the new album, the Chicago seven-piece stopped at The Current for a session hosted by Mary Lucia before a show Thursday night in the First Avenue Mainroom in Minneapolis. The Whitney roster comprises Julien Ehrlich (drums, vocals), Max Kakacek (lead guitar), Malcolm Brown (keyboards), Will Miller (trumpet), Ziyad Asrar (guitar), Print Choteau (guitar) and Josiah Marshall (bass).

Use the audio player above to listen to the full session with Whitney.

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Songs Performed


"Giving Up"
"Friend of Mine"
"Valleys (My Love)"
All songs from Whitney's 2019 album, Forever Turned Around, available on Secretly Canadian.

Hosted by Mary Lucia
Produced by Derrrick Stevens
Engineered by Corey Schreppel and Anna Havermann
Visuals by Nate Ryan
Web production by Luke Taylor

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