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Whethan Recruits K.Flay for Alt-Electronic Hit “Hurting On Purpose”
Fans have been on the edge of their seats since the New Year for Whethan’s debut album, FANTASY. His lead single “Stay Forever” graced streaming platforms on January 10th and a string of tracks ensued in subsequent months. In April, Whethan made a surprise appearance at the virtual Room Service festival and leaked his highly anticipated FANTASY album. However, it’s been three months since the 21-year-old producer’s last official album single release, “So Good.” While the finish line has not been officially announced yet, the light at the end of the tunnel is gradually rearing its head with Whethan’s latest hit, “Hurting On Purpose.” In collaboration with pop-rock singer-songwriter K.Flay, “Hurting On Purpose” has made its arrival on streaming platforms. The new rock-influenced re...
Whethan Flips Charli XCX’s “Claws” Into Bone-Rattling Trap Tune
In preparation for the release of his highly anticipated debut album FANTASY, prodigious electronic pop producer Whethan has been all over the place as of late. He unveiled monumental collaborations with Grouplove, STRFKR, and Grandson, dropped a scintillating guest mix for ODESZA‘s Foreign Family Collective mixshow series, and even took on Louis The Child in a beat battle. Whethan’s latest gift to his fans comes in the form a mammoth remix of Charli XCX‘s single “Claws,” which appeared on the Grammy Award-nominated pop songstress’ fourth studio album, How I’m Feeling Now. Whethan, who collaborated with XCX back in 2017 on the fan favorite “Love Gang,” flips the single into a quirky trap bomb, producing metallic...
Louis The Child and Whethan are Facing Off in a Beat Battle Tomorrow
Seemingly out of nowhere, Louis The Child took to Twitter yesterday to formally challenge fellow young gun Whethan to an Instagram Live beat battle. Longtime friends and frequent collaborators, Louis The Child and Whethan are both on the verge of releasing full-length albums. Louis The Child recently announced their debut record Here For Now along with the project’s tracklist and release date and Whethan has been teasing his FANTASY LP for weeks. He recently chatted with EDM.com about the highly anticipated album, which he likened to “getting in a spaceship and leaving Earth off this electronic rainbow.” Considering all the hype surrounding these two, tomorrow’s beat battle should be a doozy. To make it even more salivating for fans, Louis The Chi...
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Whethan On New Album: “It’s Getting In a Spaceship and Leaving Earth Off This Electronic Rainbow” [Interview]
Today’s wave of young musicians is arguably more creative and incisive than ever. EDM has seen a long string of prodigal, pioneering producers, which includes the 24-year-old Martin Garrix and the duo Louis The Child, among many others. The latest in this cohort’s legacy is Ethan Snoreck, a Chicago suburb-born artist who produces under the moniker Whethan. Since cannonballing into the scene with 2016’s “Savage” featuring Flux Pavilion and MAX—which still stands as his most played song on Spotify—Snoreck has exploded in popularity, dominating listeners in and around his age group with infectiously happy, future bass-inspired originals. Standouts include “Every Step That I Take” with Portugal. The Man and “High” with Dua Lipa, which was featured on the soundtrack for cult film Fifty Sha...
The 50 Best Songs of 2020 (So Far)
Great songs have a freedom that albums don’t because great songs only have to pull off their trick once. It’s like how a great SNL sketch can be a terrible movie or why Vine was an underrated miracle of online comedy. Sometimes an artist can get a lot more done in miniature. When people say that no one listens to albums anymore, they’re obviously mistaken, but they mean that no one listens to certain kinds of albums anymore. They won’t wait to get to the good part, and an industry that’s been padding out their wares for decades has had to adapt to a new reality where the customer is always dope. From Hailey Whitters to Hayley Williams, from King Von to Christine and the Queens, here’s a supercut of just the good parts: The songs that have challenged and delighted and comforted us through a...
Whethan Announces Forthcoming Mix for ODESZA’s Foreign Family Collective
Whethan took to Twitter today to share the news that he’s been commissioned by Foreign Family Collective for an upcoming guest mix, which will air this Wednesday at 11AM PST (2PM EST). The mix will feature a slew of songs he’s currently listening to as well as a few cuts from his highly anticipated forthcoming debut album Fantasy. Foreign Family Collective, the ODESZA-led electronic tastemaker, recently launched its weekly Intermission Broadcast mix series, which highlights the imprint’s favorite artists of the moment. Previous guests include SG Lewis, Jai Wolf, and TOKiMONSTA, among others, and Whethan now jumps into the fray following a strange incident that emanated in the dark, murky interwebs of EDM Twitter. When Room Service Music Festival&...
