synffChicago indie rock outfit Whitney emerged in 2015 from the ashes of Smith Westerns, channeling the wistful falsetto and breezy grooves of Neil Young and Bon Iver into a sun-dappled sound that evokes endless summers and fleeting heartaches.
Their debut Light Upon the Lake captured raw, wind-swept…
20 roots·12 legacies
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Whitney; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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Smith Westerns, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Girls², Angel Olsen + 16 more
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