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Max Kakacek (left) and Julian Ehrlich strayed far from their Chicago home and back again during the COVID-19, pouring their experiences into an album with a new sound.

Arts & Culture

Whitney Experiments on New Album, SPARK

By  Marie Mendoza and Ethan Schwabe
   

Critically-acclaimed band, Whitney, released their 4th album, SPARK, this past week. The new album experiments with synthesizers and other electronic elements that make the new record a departure from the band's typical sound.

Reset caught up with the band about the inspiration behind the new record.

Guests: Julien Erlick, Max Kakacek

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