William Elliott Whitmore (Animals In The Dark) CD

Tracklisting:

1. Mutiny
2. Who stole the soul
3. Johnny law
4. Old devils
5. Hell or high water
6. There's hope for you
7. Hard times
8. Lifetime underground
9. Let the rain come in
10. A good day to die

Born and raised and still residing on a farm in Lee County, Iowa, William Elliott Whitmore refers to himself as a “son of the soil,” and the songs on his ANTI- debut Animals in the Dark sound cultivated from the fertile, treacherous Mississippi mud that surrounds him. Whitmore’s ability to balance contrasts – suffering and humor, truth and fancy, the literary and the earthy – places him in a tradition that has drawn young dissidents to folk music since before Dylan’s time. With two albums behind him featuring his stunning voice – a powerful instrument that can recall Leadbelly and Otis Redding within the same song – and traditional banjo and guitar, Whitmore has made a name for himself both within the punk movement, where his populism and sincerity resonate with alienated urban kid