Iowa’s son of the soil William Elliott Whitmore is set to release his ANTI debut Animals In The Dark on February 17th 2009. Less a reflection of love and loss and the cycles of the land as seen from his horse farm on the banks of the Mississippi, Will’s new release moves from the themes that populated his earlier work to a more critical worldview. “Mutiny” and “Old Devils” read like the most ire-filled political anthems, yet Animals In The Dark has more in common with the preacher blues of Reverend Gary Davis or the romantic populism of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska than it does a Billy Bragg record.
Animals In The Dark Tracklisting:
Mutiny – 4:03
Who stole the soul – 3:26
Johnny law – 4:30
Old devils – 3:39
Hell or high water – 2:31
There’s hope for you – 5:43
Hard times – 3:16
Lifetime underground – 3:19
Let the rain come in – 4:07
A good day to die – 2:38
Will sets out on tour with Murder By Death on Thursday, starting in Atlanta GA. Dates:
Oct 23 Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 24 Backbooth – Orlando, Florida
Oct 25 Common Grounds – Gainesville, Florida
Oct 27 Bottletree – Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 28 One Eyed Jacks – New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 29 Thirsty Hippo - Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Oct 30 Rubber Gloves – Denton, Texas
Oct 31 Stubb’s BBQ – Austin, Texas
Nov 1 Marquee – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 2 Foundry Music Theatre – Joplin, Missouri
Nov 4 Uncle Pleasants – Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 5 Brewery – Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 6 Steppin Out – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Nov 7 Canal Club Lounge – Richmond, Virginia
Nov 8 Ottobar – Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 9 First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 11 Maxwell’s – Hoboken, New Jersey
Nov 12 Southpaw – Brooklyn, New York
Nov 13 Pearl Street – Northampton, Massachusetts
Nov 14 Higher Ground – S. Burlington, Vermont
Nov 15 Cafe 939 at Berklee – Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 17 Mohawk Place – Buffalo, New York
Nov 18 Club Cafe – Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Nov 19 Basement – Columbus, Ohio
Nov 20 Metro - Chicago, Illinois
Nov 21 Mac’s Bar – Lansing, Michigan
Nov 22 Grog Shop – Cleveland, Ohio
2 responses so far ↓
1 Kevin // Oct 22, 2008 at 7:24 am
That’s great news! I’m excited to hear something new from Will. Wish he was coming closer to Cincinnati than weeknight shows in Cbus and Lville. Those are long hauls if I end up taking shots of Jack Daniels with him like last time.
2 Jamie E. // Oct 22, 2008 at 4:28 pm
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