“The album still turned out to be beautiful, but the pair needed some rebirth. Two things then happened that would be the catalyst for Whitney’s much-desired artistic evolution: each member would go through a break-up, and the world went into lockdown. From their rented Portland bungalow, as the world stood still and they digested the ends of their relationships, Kakacek and Ehrlich pursued a gleam”
“SPARK was built from more than just a burst of inspiration. Holing up in a Portland bungalow, Chicago duo Whitney rode the wave of their changing lives, with the passion to watch their past burn only to rise from the ashes as the motivating energy behind their third album. Their pop-focused sound is interlayered with folk and electronic elements that create a landscape record, a piece of work that”
“The Chicago duo’s inert new album has a gorgeous sound, but it comes at the cost of depth and spontaneity.”
