The Whigs - Modern Creation (2014) [Hi-Res]

For their fifth album, the Athens-bred/Nashville-based power trio the Whigs wanted to find the exact midpoint between raw and rehearsed. After more than a decade together during which they've released four critically lauded studio albums and toured constantly as either headliners or openers for the likes of the Drive-By Truckers, Kings of Leon, and MGMT the three members all agreed that they wanted to flex their muscles a bit: write some good songs, get them down as tight as possible, hit, and tear sh*t up.

Modern Creation was about capturing a moment for The Whigs. Unlike previous albums, the band went into the studio and recorded all ten tracks live with limited takes and relied on band performances, instead of studio tricks piecing together individual performances. The trio known for their rollicking sweat-soaked live show specifically went into the recording process - record, mix and finish one song a day - to capture this energy and go for lighting in a bottle records.

“Recording live became a goal for us early on when writing the record, before we even started composing the songs” says guitarist / vocalist Parker Gispert. “We didn't want the record to sound overthought and the only ways we knew how to really produce that sound would be to not get tedious about it and to not give ourselves time to over think it.”

Over the course of four acclaimed albums, The Whigs have shown themselves to be one of America’s preeminent rock bands. They’ve toured the world with the Kings Of Leon, The Black Keys and the Hold Steady, and captivated television audiences with stage stealing performances on every late night television show.

With songs such as the pounding “You Should Be Able To Feel It,” the bright title track, and heart of sleeve closer “The Difference Between One and Two,” Modern Creation - like all of the great rock records that influenced The Whigs – is the sound of a spirited rock band captured in all of their glory churning out raucous rock and roll records.

Parker Gispert, vocals, guitar
Hank Sullivant, bass
Julian Dorio, drums

Tracklist:
01. The Whigs - You Should Be Able To Feel It (4:25)
02. The Whigs - Asking Strangers For Directions (3:04)
03. The Whigs - The Particular (3:28)
04. The Whigs - Hit Me (4:20)
05. The Whigs - Modern Creation (4:14)
06. The Whigs - Friday Night (3:16)
07. The Whigs - She Is Everywhere (3:03)
08. The Whigs - Too Much In The Morning (3:13)
09. The Whigs - I Couldn't Lie (5:07)
10. The Whigs - The Difference Between One And Two (4:45)