The Whitest Boy Alive
15 May 2006 :: posted by TravisYou guys know I’m like a total Erlend Øye geek. So it should be no surprise that I am on the edge of my seat for his latest project, The Whitest Boy Alive. I feel like a total fan boy in a super lame way, but oh well.
The Whitest Boy Alive is a slight departure from both Øye’s solo work and Kings Of Convenience… which is no surprise considering he has never been afraid to experiment. Though don’t expect to be totally surprised because Erlend Øye’s naive, sensitive vocals are still totally on par. Though this isn’t all about Øye. The Whitest Boy Alive is certainly a band effort… and has all the markings of a band. Interesting to note that they started out as an electronic trio but eventually shifted over to more of a rock sound using “real” intruments. Their songs often feel like they are electronic though… guitars or not.
There has been a lot of hype starting to build around The Whitest Boy Alive… as there should be. Some of you will remember them from their “Inflation” 12″ a couple years ago. The Whitest Boy Alive’s debut album, Dreaming, comes out June 21st, 2006 via their own label Bubbles. “Burning”, their single, will be out May 26th.
The Whitest Boy Alive - “Dead End”
Stream more on their Myspace.
before i was even sure what the whitest boy alive was — i added em on myspace.
i trust in erlend as geeky as THAT seems.
May 15th, 2006 at 9.05 pm
this track is great, went to the site and bought the ep. i am looking forward to this album.
i can see some killer remixes of this stuff coming up over the next few months.
May 15th, 2006 at 9.16 pm
I definitely heart this band, mostly for the Erlende. Is it just me or is the track “burning” very The Organ?
As always, great stuff Travis.
May 16th, 2006 at 2.09 pm
anything Erlend gets the heart racing!
May 17th, 2006 at 10.49 am
Love it! Inflation is my new morning song.
May 23rd, 2006 at 10.22 pm
Beautiful entry! I so much like Erlend, his dj kicks and his Kings of Convenience…
Check out my blog, I have more news about Erlend with another sideproject… Enjoy
May 25th, 2006 at 2.31 pm
Thanks much for the lead. Quite liked. Didn’t know the KINGS or his other work before– which I like now after reading your blog, but I like this song best. The track reminds me of the Feelies some. ANyone remember them? Where can one get other tracks from the Album– can’t seem to get the MySpace to download onto my Mac. Can’t find the album — even on the German iTunes. Any ideas.
Great song. Thanks.
May 26th, 2006 at 6.40 pm
Erlend Øye can’t go wrong, ever since he did things together with Röyksopp, I’ve been chasing him around like a horny dog.
really.
Thank you for giving Whitest Boy Alive such kind words, they sure deserve that!
yay!
August 15th, 2006 at 6.33 am
I have wanted to know who these guys were since May. They play Burning on KCRW a lot and I just kept missing the credits after they played the song. Well I just found them out finally and love them. They are great. Definitely not your typical American BS playing on the radio…great music
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