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Whitney is a Contemporary R&B and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Blaze Foley, Julia Jacklin, Mt. Joy, David Byrne and Brian Eno. Those roots explain a lot about how Whitney arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Andy Shauf, Stella Donnelly, Ratboy, Kevin Morby and This is Lorelei, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Whitney, reaching back through Blaze Foley. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Whitney is an American indie rock band formed in Chicago in 2015. The band was formed shortly after the breakup of members Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich's band Smith Westerns in late 2014. They released their debut album, Light Upon the Lake, in 2016, and have since released the albums Forever Turned Around (2019), Candid (2020), Spark (2022), and Small Talk (2025).
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Whitney connections
Whitney grew out of Blaze Foley, Julia Jacklin, Mt. Joy and David Byrne, shares an orbit with Andy Shauf, Stella Donnelly, Ratboy and Kevin Morby. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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