It was in 2011 that William Elliott Whitmore last graced us with his fiery passion on Field Songs, that passion is far from quenched on his forthcoming new album, Radium Death, which arrives March 31st via Anti- Records.
The album marks a sonic shift from the sparsenss offered by just vocal and acoustic as he revealed recently when talking about his approach to the new album. “I purposefully went into it wanting to make a little bit of a departure, sonically, using an electric guitar a little bit more and adding more instrumentation, more full-band type stuff,” he says. You can get a taster of that new sound below on Healing To Do:
https://soundcloud.com/antirecords/william-elliott-whitmore-healing-to-do
Although no UK or European dates have yet been announced Whitmore will be celebrating the release of Radium Death with two record release shows in Iowa City (3/28) and Minneapolis (3/29). He will then hit the road for a Northeast & Midwest run in April that includes an appearance at Middle of the Map Fest in Kansas City, MO, followed by a West Coast run in May (all dates listed below). Supporting William on most of these dates will be the Denver’s own Esme Patterson.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE On Tour
Sat Mar-28 Iowa City, IA @ The Blue Moose*
Sun Mar-29 Minneapolis, MN @ The Turf Club*
Tue Apr-07 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
Wed Apr-08 Nashville, TN @ Exit In
Fri Apr-10 Washington DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Sat Apr-11 Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
Sun Apr-12 Boston, MA @ Arts at The Armory
Mon Apr-13 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Wed Apr-15 Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
Thurs Apr-16 Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
Fri Apr-17 Madison, WI @ The Majestic Theatre
Sat Apr-18 Columbia, MO @ Rose Music Hall Outdoors
Sat Apr-25 Kansas City, MO @ Middle of the Map Fest*
Fri May-15 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Sat May-16 Fort Collins, CO @ Hodi’s Half Note
Wed May-27 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Thu May-28 Los Angeles, CA @ The Mint
Fri May-29 Santa Ana, CA @ The Constellation Room
*No Esme Patterson
WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE – Radium Death – Track Listing:
Healing to Do
Civilizations
Trouble in Your Heart
A Thousand Deaths
Go On Home
Don’t Strike Me Down
Can’t Go Back
South Lee County Brew
Have Mercy
Ain’t Gone Yet