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 William Elliott Whitmore #8

Posted by Loren on August 31, 2020

William Elliott Whitmore #8
photo by Doug Ewing

William Elliott Whitmore is back with an upcoming eighth full-length album titled I'm With You.

Whitmore released covers album Kilonova in 2018 on Bloodshot Records, who will also release I'm With You. It's his first original material since Radium Death, which released on ANTI- in 2015.

A new single, "“My Mind Can Be Cruel to Me," debuted today.

I'm With You track listing:

Put It to Use
Solar Flare
My Mind Can Be Cruel to Me
MK Ultra Blues
History
Everything We Need
Save Ourselves
I'm Here
Black Iowa Dirt

William Elliott Whitmore #8
photo by Doug Ewing

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