“A fiery, young and timelessly tuneful rock trio, they spike Nineties indie rock with Sixties pop craftsmanship and Southern-rock twang.”–Rolling Stone
“Late-‘80s/early-‘90s nostalgia that combines the gravelly rock of The Replacements with the off-kilter pop of Guided by Voices–amazingly good.”–NPR
With their fierce intensity and explosive punk rock energy, The Whigs had a specific mission in mind for their new album, Mission Control; to capture the energy and spirit of their live show. Mission Control is a raucous thirty-seven minutes embodying all things forgotten in alt rocks uncompromising optimism.
Focusing on songs, playing them hard and with heart–its no surprise Mission Control captures a raw and gritty spirit that makes pop music interesting. The album is a reaction, a reengagement in the bare-boned aesthetic and melody of indie rock music and its left-of-center predecessors.
Tracks like the blistering opener “Like a Vibration” and the cymbal thrasher “Need You Need You” really jump off the speakers and set the album’s no-holds-barred tone. But The Whigs prove their versatility by switching up the mood on the melancholic “I Never Want To Go Home,” the crowd favorite “Right Hand On My Heart,” and the psychedelic “Sleep Sunshine.”
Hailing from Austin, TX, What Made Milwaukee Famous came together in 2003 to create a playful indie rock sound that’s well suited for fans of Brendan Benson, Spoon, and the Wrens.
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