"Heartland firebrand blows fuse, fights for truth" heralded Spin Magazine when describing Whitmore, who utilizes a powerful singing voice beyond his years and a stark dramatic sound rooted in bluegrass, blues and folk protest music. These songs vividly evoke a life of struggle, humble resilience and family bond inspired by life on his family's farm along the Mississippi River.
Whitmore has made a name for himself both within the punk movement, where his populism and sincerity resonate with alienated urban kids, and the roots community, where writers like Andy Downing in the Chicago Tribune have placed him within the "new pastoralism" of Bon Iver and the Fleet Foxes.
Radio Playlist 10th August 2011
Jarrod Dickenson - Northern Sea (Live At Roost House)
Oh Ruin - The Pillow Where Your Head Does Lay (Static Caravan 7")
William Elliott Whitmore - Don't need It (Field Songs)
**
United Bible Studies & Jozef Van Wissem - The Seas Have Lifted Up Their Voice (Downland)
Apricot Rail - Surry Hills (Demo)
The Opium Cartel - Heavenman (Nightblooms)
**
William Elliott Whitmore - Not Feeling Any Pain (Field Songs)
Bonny 'Prince' Billy & The Phantom Family Halo - The Mindeater (The Mindeater 7" EP)
Clogs - We Were Here (feat: Sufjan Stevens & Shara Worden) (The Creatures In The Garden Of Lady Walton)
**
M. Mucci - Chase Down Alice St. (Time Lost)
Glenn Jones - Barbeque Bob In Fishtown (Barbeque Bob In Fishtown)
William Elliott Whitmore - Bury Your Burdens In The Ground (Field Songs)
**
Gillian Welch - The Way It Will Be (The Harrow & The Harvest)
Sun City Girls - This Is My Name (Funeral Mariachi)
Coastal - Northern (S/T)
Jarrod Dickenson - Northern Sea (Live At Roost House)
Oh Ruin - The Pillow Where Your Head Does Lay (Static Caravan 7")
William Elliott Whitmore - Don't need It (Field Songs)
**
United Bible Studies & Jozef Van Wissem - The Seas Have Lifted Up Their Voice (Downland)
Apricot Rail - Surry Hills (Demo)
The Opium Cartel - Heavenman (Nightblooms)
**
William Elliott Whitmore - Not Feeling Any Pain (Field Songs)
Bonny 'Prince' Billy & The Phantom Family Halo - The Mindeater (The Mindeater 7" EP)
Clogs - We Were Here (feat: Sufjan Stevens & Shara Worden) (The Creatures In The Garden Of Lady Walton)
**
M. Mucci - Chase Down Alice St. (Time Lost)
Glenn Jones - Barbeque Bob In Fishtown (Barbeque Bob In Fishtown)
William Elliott Whitmore - Bury Your Burdens In The Ground (Field Songs)
**
Gillian Welch - The Way It Will Be (The Harrow & The Harvest)
Sun City Girls - This Is My Name (Funeral Mariachi)
Coastal - Northern (S/T)
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Sideways Through Sound Archive
9th August 2007: Sunn O)) - Altar
11th August 2008: The Great Pop Supplement Records
12th August 2009: International Vinyl Day
11th August 2010: The Soundcarriers - Celeste
9th August 2007: Sunn O)) - Altar
11th August 2008: The Great Pop Supplement Records
12th August 2009: International Vinyl Day
11th August 2010: The Soundcarriers - Celeste
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