Whitney

Whitney

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Whitney, an American indie rock band, was formed in Chicago in 2015 by Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich, following the breakup of their previous band, Smith Westerns. Their debut single "No Matter Where We Go" was released in June 2015, followed by their first album, Light Upon the Lake, on June 3, 2016. The band's second studio album, Forever Turned Around, was released on August 30, 2019. Whitney has toured internationally and collaborated with various artists, including Waxahatchee on covers of "Take Me Home, Country Roads", from their third full-length Candid, released in August 2020. Whitney followed with albums Spark in September 2022 and Small Talk in November 2025.

Top tracks

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Kansas
Whitney
Kansas
03:32
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Ziyad Asrar - Macie Stewart - Will Miller
09
Polly
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
03:26
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
01
Silent Exchange
Whitney
Small Talk
03:41
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
02
Won't You Speak Your Mind
Whitney
Small Talk
03:17
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
01
Back to the Wind
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Back to the Wind
03:20
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
01
No Woman
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
03:58
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
05
Light Upon the Lake
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
03:09
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
05
Valleys (My Love)
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
03:56
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
03
Golden Days
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
04:02
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
04
Dave’s Song
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
03:01
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
01
FTA
Whitney
FTA b/w Far, Far Away
02:28
Writer: Ziyad Arif Asrar - Julien Ehrlich - McMilllen Scott Kakacek - WIlliam Miller - Macie Stewart - Max Kakacek - Ziyad Asrar - Will Miller - Macie Stuart / Composers: Ziyad Arif Asrar - Julien Ehrlich - McMilllen Scott Kakacek - WIlliam Miller - Macie Stewart - Max Kakacek - Ziyad Asrar - Will Miller - Macie Stuart
03
The Thread
Whitney
Small Talk
03:01
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
01
Dandelions
Whitney
Dandelions
03:16
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
02
Used To Be Lonely
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
03:48
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
01
Damage
Whitney
Damage
03:34
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
01
Evangeline
Whitney
Evangeline
03:26
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
06
Islands (Really Something)
Whitney
Small Talk
03:12
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
10
Follow
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
03:27
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
01
Giving Up
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
03:10
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
08
Red Moon
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
01:42
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
10
Southern Nights
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
03:32
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
05
REAL LOVE
Whitney
SPARK
02:56
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
02
The Falls
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
02:21
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
10
HEART WILL BEAT
Whitney
SPARK
02:52
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
01
Darling
Whitney
Darling
02:53
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
10
Small Talk
Whitney
Small Talk
03:27
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Will Miller
11
LOST CONTROL
Whitney
SPARK
02:48
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
07
My Life Alone
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
03:10
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
07
In the Saddle
Whitney
Small Talk
02:48
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Will Miller
01
For A While
Whitney
For A While
04:13
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Malcolm Brown - Ziyad Asrar - Will Miller
06
No Matter Where We Go (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
02:50
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
01
You’ve Got a Woman
Whitney
You've Got a Woman / Gonna Hurry (As Slow as I Can)
03:13
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
05
You and Me (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
02:55
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
03
Take Me Home, Country Roads (ft. Waxahatchee)
Whitney
Candid
02:45
Composers: John Denver - Bill Danoff - Mary Catherine Danoff
02
Far, Far Away
Whitney
FTA b/w Far, Far Away
03:16
Writer: Whitney Margaret Wolanin - Jeff Tweedy / Composers: Whitney Margaret Wolanin - Jeff Tweedy
06
No Matter Where We Go
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
02:42
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
07
Hammond Song
Whitney
Candid
05:00
Composers: Margaret Roche
07
On My Own (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
02:14
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
06
Strange Overtones
Whitney
Candid
03:26
Composers: Brian Eno - David Byrne - Leo Abrahams
05
Something Happen
Whitney
Candid
01:59
Composers: Jack Arel
07
On My Own
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
02:14
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
09
Friend Of Mine
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
04:09
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
03
BLUE
Whitney
SPARK
03:05
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
06
Rhododendron
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
02:06
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
10
Rainbows & Ridges
Whitney
Candid
02:19
Composers: Blaze Foley
09
Follow (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
03:09
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
04
TWIRL
Whitney
SPARK
04:33
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
02
Gonna Hurry (As Slow as I Can)
Whitney
You've Got a Woman / Gonna Hurry (As Slow as I Can)
01:49
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
10
Forever Turned Around
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
03:59
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
08
Day & Night
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
02:42
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
04
Song For Ty
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
02:47
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
04
High on a Rocky Ledge
Whitney
Candid
03:37
Composers: Louis Hardin
01
No Woman (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
03:56
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
09
Rain
Whitney
Candid
03:48
Composers: Brian Alexander Morgan - Jaco Pastorius
03
Golden Days (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
04:06
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
07
SELF
Whitney
SPARK
02:40
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
02
A.M. AM
Whitney
Candid
03:56
Writer: Damien Jurado / Composers: Damien Jurado
09
TERMINAL
Whitney
SPARK
03:12
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Will Miller
01
Bank Head
Whitney
Candid
03:25
Composers: Kelela Mizanekristos - Ezra Rubin
01
NOTHING REMAINS
Whitney
SPARK
03:01
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
06
MEMORY
Whitney
SPARK
03:54
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
08
NEVER CROSSED MY MIND
Whitney
SPARK
03:26
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
04
Dave's Song (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
03:11
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
02
The Falls (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
02:21
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
08
Polly (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
03:32
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
02
BACK THEN
Whitney
SPARK
02:29
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
03
Before I Know It
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
02:33
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Ziyad Asrar - Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
08
Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying
Whitney
Candid
02:59
Composers: Labi Siffre

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  • Discography
Albums
Small Talk
(P) 2025 Whitney
07-11-2025
Small Talk
01
Silent Exchange
Whitney
Small Talk
03:41
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
02
Won't You Speak Your Mind
Whitney
Small Talk
03:17
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
03
The Thread
Whitney
Small Talk
03:01
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
04
Damage
Whitney
Small Talk
03:34
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
05
Dandelions
Whitney
Small Talk
03:16
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
06
Islands (Really Something)
Whitney
Small Talk
03:12
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
07
In the Saddle
Whitney
Small Talk
02:48
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Will Miller
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
SPARK
2022 Secretly Canadian
16-09-2022
SPARK
01
NOTHING REMAINS
Whitney
SPARK
03:01
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
02
BACK THEN
Whitney
SPARK
02:29
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
03
BLUE
Whitney
SPARK
03:05
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
04
TWIRL
Whitney
SPARK
04:33
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
05
REAL LOVE
Whitney
SPARK
02:56
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
06
MEMORY
Whitney
SPARK
03:54
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
07
SELF
Whitney
SPARK
02:40
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Candid
2020 Secretly Canadian
12-06-2020
Candid
01
Bank Head
Whitney
Candid
03:25
Composers: Kelela Mizanekristos - Ezra Rubin
02
A.M. AM
Whitney
Candid
03:56
Writer: Damien Jurado / Composers: Damien Jurado
03
Take Me Home, Country Roads (ft. Waxahatchee)
Whitney
Candid
02:45
Composers: John Denver - Bill Danoff - Mary Catherine Danoff
04
High on a Rocky Ledge
Whitney
Candid
03:37
Composers: Louis Hardin
05
Something Happen
Whitney
Candid
01:59
Composers: Jack Arel
06
Strange Overtones
Whitney
Candid
03:26
Composers: Brian Eno - David Byrne - Leo Abrahams
07
Hammond Song
Whitney
Candid
05:00
Composers: Margaret Roche
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Forever Turned Around
2019 Secretly Canadian
30-08-2019
Forever Turned Around
01
Giving Up
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
03:10
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
02
Used To Be Lonely
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
03:48
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
03
Before I Know It
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
02:33
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Ziyad Asrar - Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
04
Song For Ty
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
02:47
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
05
Valleys (My Love)
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
03:56
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
06
Rhododendron
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
02:06
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
07
My Life Alone
Whitney
Forever Turned Around
03:10
Writer: Julien Ehrlich / Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
2017 Secretly Canadian
10-11-2017
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
01
No Woman (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
03:56
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
02
The Falls (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
02:21
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
03
Golden Days (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
04:06
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
04
Dave's Song (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
03:11
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
05
You and Me (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
02:55
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
06
No Matter Where We Go (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
02:50
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
07
On My Own (Demo)
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake: Demo Recordings
02:14
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Light Upon the Lake
2016 Secretly Canadian
03-06-2016
Light Upon the Lake
01
No Woman
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
03:58
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
02
The Falls
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
02:21
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
03
Golden Days
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
04:02
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
04
Dave’s Song
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
03:01
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
05
Light Upon the Lake
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
03:09
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
06
No Matter Where We Go
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
02:42
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
07
On My Own
Whitney
Light Upon the Lake
02:14
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
EPs
Evangeline
(P) 2025 Whitney
04-11-2025
Evangeline
01
Evangeline
Whitney
Evangeline
03:26
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
02
Damage
Whitney
Evangeline
03:34
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
03
Back to the Wind
Whitney
Evangeline
03:20
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
04
Dandelions
Whitney
Evangeline
03:16
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
05
Darling
Whitney
Evangeline
02:53
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
Back to the Wind
(P) 2025 Whitney
10-09-2025
Back to the Wind
01
Back to the Wind
Whitney
Back to the Wind
03:20
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
02
Dandelions
Whitney
Back to the Wind
03:16
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
03
Darling
Whitney
Back to the Wind
02:53
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
Singles
Damage
(P) 2025 Whitney
08-10-2025
Damage
01
Damage
Whitney
Damage
03:34
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
02
Back to the Wind
Whitney
Damage
03:20
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
03
Dandelions
Whitney
Damage
03:16
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
04
Darling
Whitney
Damage
02:53
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
Dandelions
(P) 2025 Whitney
16-07-2025
Dandelions
01
Dandelions
Whitney
Dandelions
03:16
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich - Ziyad Asrar
Darling
(P) 2025 Whitney
28-05-2025
Darling
01
Darling
Whitney
Darling
02:53
Composers: Max Kakacek - Julien Ehrlich
Kansas
2023 Secretly Canadian
08-08-2023
Kansas
01
Kansas
Whitney
Kansas
03:32
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Ziyad Asrar - Macie Stewart - Will Miller
For A While
2023 Secretly Canadian
31-01-2023
For A While
01
For A While
Whitney
For A While
04:13
Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Malcolm Brown - Ziyad Asrar - Will Miller
FTA b/w Far, Far Away
2019 Secretly Canadian
22-11-2019
FTA b/w Far, Far Away
01
FTA
Whitney
FTA b/w Far, Far Away
02:28
Writer: Ziyad Arif Asrar - Julien Ehrlich - McMilllen Scott Kakacek - WIlliam Miller - Macie Stewart - Max Kakacek - Ziyad Asrar - Will Miller - Macie Stuart / Composers: Ziyad Arif Asrar - Julien Ehrlich - McMilllen Scott Kakacek - WIlliam Miller - Macie Stewart - Max Kakacek - Ziyad Asrar - Will Miller - Macie Stuart
02
Far, Far Away
Whitney
FTA b/w Far, Far Away
03:16
Writer: Whitney Margaret Wolanin - Jeff Tweedy / Composers: Whitney Margaret Wolanin - Jeff Tweedy
You've Got a Woman / Gonna Hurry (As Slow as I Can)
2017 Secretly Canadian
27-03-2017
You've Got a Woman / Gonna Hurry (As Slow as I Can)
01
You’ve Got a Woman
Whitney
You've Got a Woman / Gonna Hurry (As Slow as I Can)
03:13
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller
02
Gonna Hurry (As Slow as I Can)
Whitney
You've Got a Woman / Gonna Hurry (As Slow as I Can)
01:49
Writer: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller / Composers: Julien Ehrlich - Max Kakacek - Will Miller