London shoegazers Whitelands have announced their second album, Sunlight Echoes, which will be out January 30 via Sonic Cathedral. “We’re coming back with a lot more maturity and realness,” says singer-guitarist Etienne Quartey-Papafio. “It shows how much more emotional our music has become.” The album includes a duet with former Lush singer-guitarist Emma Anderson.
“Chappell Roan, Rachel Chinouriri, Sabrina Carpenter… they’ve shaped how I sing now,” Etienne says. “I don’t want to get left behind! People on Reddit have been complaining about the state of shoegaze singers, but I think that’s where Whitelands shines. I wanted to see if there was more I could do.”
Sunlight Echoes includes “In the Heat of the Summer,” which was released earlier this year, and the new single is the soaring earworm “Glance.” The video for it was directed by Cameron Perry and stars David Jonsson (Industry, Alien Romulus) and Honor Swinton Byrne (The Souvenir). You can watch that below.
Sunlight Echoes
1. Heat Of The Summer
2. Songbird (Forever)
3. Shibuya Crossing
4. Glance 02:55 video
5. Whitelands feat. Emma Anderson – Sparklebaby
6. Blankspace
7. I Am No God, An Effigy
8. Dark Horse
9. Mirrors
10. Golden Daze
Whitelands have a few UK tour dates on the horizon…
17th October – Cardiff – Swn festival
15th November – Leeds – Live At Leeds In The City festival
20th November – London – Corsica Studios
3rd January – Rockaway Beach Festival, Bognor Regis