Born into a family of farmers in Iowa, William Elliott Whitmore learned early on to translate his knowledge of diversifying crops and caring for roots to his musical career; “[music is] this beautiful, fragile thing and you try to hold onto it and take care of it. You try to write good songs that make people think and maybe feel something, too, but you have to switch it up…” After fifteen years, the singer-songwriter knows a thing or two enough about keeping things fresh and productive.
“Healing To Do,” off his just-released album Radium Death, shows Whitmore “going electric” and fleshing out his sound with a full backing band, as seen in the video for the song, directed and shot by Bill Adams. The living room (at the rural home of Whitmore’s late grandmother) becomes a stage for Whitmore and his band to bang out the soulful, foot-stomping track in the most down-home setting possible. Reaching its peak with a gravelly howl, “Healing To Do” shows the promise of Whitmore’s eighth studio album being one of his most fulfilling.
Radium Death is out today via ANTI- Records, and Whitmore is heading out on tour across the country starting in April.
William Elliott Whitmore tour dates
April
07 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
08 – Nashville, TN – Exit In
10 – Washington DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
11 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
12 – Boston, MA – Arts at The Armory
13 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Brillobox
16 – Indianapolis, IN – The Hi-Fi
17 – Madison, WI – The Majestic Theatre
18 – Columbia, MO – Rose Music Hall Outdoors
25 – Kansas City, MO – Middle of the Map Fest
May
15 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
16 – Fort Collins, CO – Hodi’s Half Note
27 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mint
29 – Santa Ana, CA – The Constellation Room
30 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge
June
1 – Albuquerque, NM – Low Spirits
