News / Bands
White Reaper Expand Only Slightly

Posted by Aaron H on February 23, 2026

White Reaper Expand Only Slightly
Photo Credit: Jimmy Fontaine

White Reaper have announced the deluxe version of their 2025 record, Only Slightly Empty. They will release Only Slightly Expanded on March 13th via Blue Grape Music. The deluxe album adds 3 previously unreleased b-sides. You can check out "Need" below:

 

White Reaper are due to go on a co-headlining tour with Drug Church with support from Spy, Death Lens, and Public Opinion on select nights. Dates below:

White Reaper on tour:

03.14 Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall %
03.15 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre ^ %
03.16 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ^ %
03.18 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall ^ %
03.19 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck ^ %
03.20 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall ^ %
03.23 Seattle, WA @ Neumos ^ %
03.24 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre ^ %
03.25 Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest ^ %
03.27 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall ^ %
03.28 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre ^ %
03.29 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park ^ %
03.31 Las Vegas, NV @ Area15 Portal ^ %
04.01 Phoenix, AZ @ Walter Studios ^ %
04.03 Dallas, TX @ Ferris Wheelers^ %
04.04 Austin, TX @ Mohawk  ^ %
04.24 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall # 
04.25 Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy #
04.26 Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall #
04.28 Toronto, ON @ Opera House #
04.30 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw #
05.01 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club #
05.02 Union Transfer #
05.06 Richmond, VA @ Canal Club ^ #
05.08 Asheville, NC Eulogy ^ #
05.09 Nashville, TN @ The Basement East ^ #
05.11 Jacksonville, FL @ The Albatross ^ #
05.12 Orlando, FL @ The Abbey ^ #
05.13 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum ^ #
05.14 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ^ #
05.16 Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom ^ #

^ w/ Drug Church, SPY
% w/ DDeath Lens
# w/ Public Opinion

White Reaper Expand Only Slightly
Photo Credit: Jimmy Fontaine

Related news stories

Drug Church and White Reaper may visit you

Posted in Tours on December 17, 2025

Superheaven shines on

Posted in Bands on November 13, 2024

Drug Church Slide To You with 'Slide 2 Me'

Posted in Bands on September 23, 2024

Related album reviews

White Reaper

The World's Best American Band
Polyvinyl (2017)

You’d think that a band that titled their album The World’s Best American Band may be getting ahead of themselves. But not every band is White Reaper. They might have just done it.The second album from the Louisville, Kentucky natives somehow takes elements of ear-pleasing 70’s hard rock a-la Van Halen and a very coked-up Aerosmith, but imbues a punk … Read more

White Reaper

White Reaper EP
Polyvinyl (2014)

White Reaper is a cool-named trio who are rubber-burning their way out of the Louisville, KY DIY scene. There’s a dude named Tony Esposito who sings and plays the guitar, and twin brothers Nick and Sam Wilkerson who play drums and bass respectively. Their self-titled debut EP will appeal to fans of Wavves, Japandroids, and Jay Reatard. Hate to drop … Read more

Related features

Drug Church

One Question Interviews • April 11, 2015

Patrick Kindon (Drug Church) SPB: What is the best pop song of the past 10 years? Kindon: I typed up a whole thing about “Crazy In Love” by Beyoncé (feat. Jay-Z), then realized that song came out in 2003, more than 10 years ago. Which brought on a certain clarity … Read more