Sam Wilkerson of White Reaper spoke with B-Sides host Pete Mar about the album ‘Little Dark Age’ by MGMT and the desire to be able to play the new songs live influenced the band’s latest album ‘Along For The Ride’ and more. White Reaper will hit the road with blink-182 and Turnstile on a handful of dates in May and then with Weezer and Spoon late summer in between festival appearances and their own shows. Wilkerson noted, “we’ve been listening to a lot of like MGMT’s last record ‘Little Dark Age’ and we thought that it would be cool to put in the new wavy stuff.” Comprised of Tony Esposito (guitar / vocals), Ryan Hater (keyboards), Sam Wilkerson (bass), Nick Wilkerson (drums), and Hunter Thompson (guitar), ‘Asking for a Ride’ is the follow-up to their 2019 album ‘You Deserve Love’. Standout tracks like the acoustic-based “Pages” has become a fan favorite, while “Heaven or Not” shows the band’s penchant for darker indie. We wanted to get out of our comfort zone and say, ‘yeah let’s put a Butthole Surfers type song on this album and just like see what happens.’ While songs like “Funny Farm” embody what Wilkerson describes as inspired by Butthole Surfers, others like “Fog Machine”, “Pink Slip” and “Bozo” capture that raw energy combined with the catchy hooks White Reaper has become known for. Accompanied by a vintage film video, Pages opens with a. We all feel confident in that we wanted to make songs a little more rocking, a little faster. White Reaper is back with a new song, Pages, as the first teaser from their next album, Asking For A Ride. Bassist Sam Wilkerson shared, “we intentionally wanted to record something that we could play live really easily and I think we could play this whole album front to back with no problems honestly. The album was recorded and largely self-produced in Nashville with the help of close friend and engineer Jeremy Ferguson and the result is a more direct and in-your-face approach, prioritizing the collection’s raw energy and its ability to translate live. headline tour to date.When they released their latest album, ‘Asking for a Ride'(Elektra) in January, fans of White Reaper were treated to a glimpse of the band’s influences and penchant for harder sounding songs. Their fourth studio album, Asking for a Ride, was released on January 27, 2023. White Reaper announced their first single, 'Judy French,' through Stereogum on January 26, 2017, about a month and a half prior to the release of the album. In the fall, the band will hit the road on their largest U.S. Three songs were released as singles in promotion of the album. headline dates and perform their inaugural sets at the UK’s Reading and Leeds festivals. With a lineup of five members, the band went on to issue its sophomore studio album The. ![]() In 2016, White Reaper added to its lineup a second guitarist, Hunter Thompson. ![]() This summer, the Kentucky boys will embark on a run of U.S. The album was fairly successful, featuring some of the best White Reaper songs including Pills, Last 4th of July, Candy, and I Don’t Think She Cares. ![]() The band has also been making rounds in the festival circuit with stops at Lollapalooza, ACL, and CalJam. The power-poppy Louisville riff-slingers White Reaper announced their new album Asking For A Ride in October with the release of lead single. Tony Esposito (guitar/vocals), Ryan Hater (keyboards), Sam Wilkerson (bass), Nick Wilkerson (drums), and Hunter Thompson (guitar) have been living on the road, performing headline shows and supporting some of their idols - The Killers, Spoon, and Weezer. New Music Decem10:46 AM By Chris DeVille. Punchy, hook-heavy power pop from New Zealands Best Bets, full of oddball cultural references and wry observation. band that I have heard in such a god damned long time.I wish everyone I knew would take some time to listen to this album. Released: J() Genre: Punk rock, garage rock, indie rock: Length: 33: 26: Label: Polyvinyl Record Co. ![]() White Reaper recently treated fans to an early taste of new music with the release of their brand new single “Might Be Right”. If you like White Reaper, you may also like. Nurturing arena-sized ambitions, Louisville, KY's White Reaper remind us that "fun as hell" is a primary purpose of music. Equal parts glam and grit, White Reaper's forthcoming Elektra Records debut finds the band packing classic rock with grinning twin guitar leads into masterly crafted pop songs. Expected later this year, the album will follow 2017’s critically acclaimed The World’s Best American Band, which was praised by Pitchfork for having "more riffs than you can fit into the trunk of a Camaro".
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