Album: Light Upon The Lake by Whitney (2016)
Genre: Indie Rock
Record Label: Secretly Canadian
Format: Album

Description: "Light Upon the Lake"  is the debut studio album by American indie-rock band Whitney, released on June 3, 2016 on Secretly Canadian.  Light Upon the Lake was written during the winter in the band's hometown of Chicago, Illinois and was recorded in the San Fernando Valley in California with Foxygen member Jonathan Rado, who also produced the album along with the band. 
Light Upon the Lake received wide acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".

Artist Background: "Whitney" is an American indie-rock band from Chicago, which formed in 2015 shortly after the breakup of member Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich's band, Smith Westerns in late 2014. After the demise of Smith Westerns in 2014, guitarist Kakacek joined with drummer Julien Ehrlich, who also played drums for Unknown Mortal Orchestra, to form Whitney. As roommates, the duo shared song-writing duties while Ehrlich became the main vocalist. Initially the band featured members of the Touching Voids, Eh... Part of the Chicago, Illinois,USA music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Indie Rock movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Chicago, Illinois,USA music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Indie Rock movement.

Tags: Indie Rock, 2010s, Album, Secretly Canadian

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"Light Upon the Lake"  is the debut studio album by American indie-rock band Whitney, released on June 3, 2016 on Secretly Canadian.  Light Upon the Lake was written during the winter in the band's hometown of Chicago, Illinois and was recorded in the San Fernando Valley in California with Foxygen member Jonathan Rado, who also produced the album along with the band. 
Light Upon the Lake received wide acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".

Light Upon The Lake

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