SPARK

SPARKJulien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek could hear the staggering differences in the songs they were writing for their third album as Whitney, SPARKthe buoyant drum loops, the effortless falsetto hooks, the coruscant keyboard lines. They suddenly sounded like a band reimagined, their once ramshackle folk pop now brimming with unprecedented gusto and sheen. But could they see it, too? So in the ad hoc studio the Chicago duo built in the living room of their

” leaning into the dark side

hypnotic and long traditional Afro-beat tracks

including vinyl

" The album also includes Ray's recording of "Hey Mister

Perhaps the most impactful track on this album is Ray's iconic version of "America the Beautiful

while another grapples over whether to wear or throw away her beads from when she was five

Other notable signings for the Chicago label included The Chi-Lites

Bringing It All Back Home (known as Subterranean Homesick Blues in some European countries) is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan

Along with Sadao Watanabe

Trevor Weekz [bass]

curated by Record Store Day

with this music as a compass