Forever Turned Around (CD)
Whitney
Amoeba Review
08/04/2020
Sometimes a band just hits upon something magical when it’s assembling a collaborative team. For Whitney, Forever Turned Around, is a testament to the combined skills of the players. Lead singer/drummer Julien Ehrlich and lead guitarist Max Kakacek shared equal lyrical and compositional duties, creating these soulful AM gold numbers over the course of several sessions with producers Bradley Cook (Hiss Golden Messenger) and Jonathan Rado (Weyes Blood, Father John Misty) and with OG rhythm guitarist Ziyad Asrar. The end result is a soulful, melodic-as-hell exploration of changing relationships, loneliness, and the fleeting nature of happiness. Forever Turned Around feels like coming home, with all the warmth, joy, and tension that come with it.