William Elliott Whitmore - Animals in the Dark

The songs on this Anti debut sound cultivated from the fertile, treacherous Mississippi mud that surrounds him. Whitmore's ability to balance contrasts - suffering and humor, truth and fancy, the literary and the earthy - places him in a tradition that has drawn young dissidents to folk music since before Dylan's time. With two albums behind him featuring his stunning voice a powerful instrument that can recall Leadbelly and Otis Redding within the same song - and traditional banjo and guitar, Whitmore has made a name for himself in both the punk and roots communities. RIYL: Bon Iver, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, Bob Dylan, Drive By Truckers, Lucinda Williams, Billy Bragg.

1) Mutiny
2) Who Stole the Soul
3) Johnny Law
4) Old Devils
5) Hell or High Water
6) There's Hope for You
7) Hard Times
8) Lifetime Underground
9) Let the Rain Come in
10) Good Day to Die a