WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE - Field Songs CD
ANTI (EPIT 71382)
On his forthcoming new album, Field Songs, Iowa troubadour William Elliott Whitmore documents a vanishing American landscape with all the heartfelt soul and quiet fury one could hope for. Whitmore utilizes a powerful singing voice beyond his years and a stark dramatic sound rooted in bluegrass, blues, and folk protest music. The new 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, similar to artists such Bon Iver or the Fleet Foxes.
