This show was brought to my attention earlier this week and I knew it was gonna have to have it’s day here on 9b. I wanna say many thanks to ETUproductions for giving us this show in such terrific quality.

Enjoy.

CHAPTER 1:

featuring: “Cold and Dead” and “Lift My Jug”

CHAPTER 2:

featuring: “Dry” and “Diggin’ My Grave”

CHAPTER 3:

featuring: “From the Cell Door to the Gallows” and “One Man’s Shame”

CHAPTER 4:

featuring: “Lifetime Underground” and “Hell or Highwater”

CHAPTER 5:

featuring: “The Chariot” and “There’s Hope For You”

CHAPTER 6:

featuring: “Hard Times” and “Johnny Law”

CHAPTER 7:

featuring: “Porchlight” and “Old Devils”

Continuing with the posts from our pool of potential new contributors we’re bringing you another “intro” post from romeosidvicious. This one features a favorite here in ninebullets.net land, the criminally anonymous, William Elliott Whitmore. I hope y’all enjoy it.

Just in time for #musicmonday on twitter I managed to finish up the latest in my intros series. This week we have William Elliott Whitmore for your listening pleasure. I have only been listening to this guy for about a year now, after seeing a post about him on 9b but in that year I have purchased every album he has released. He’s just that good. With a voice that Tom Waits could only dream about Whitmore moans out every track with an amazing passion. I have read the bio on his website, the reviews all over the web, and I have to say that getting to know WEW is best done by simply listening to his music. So press play and off you go…

• Tracks 1-3 are off of Hymns for the Hopeless(2003)
• Track 4 is from The Day the End Finally Came (2004)
• Tracks 5-8 are from Ashes to Dust (2005)
• Tracks 9-11 hail from Latitudes (2005)
• Tracks 12-14 are off of Song of the Blackbird (2006)
• Tracks 15-17 come from Animals in the Dark (2009)
• Track 18 is from the single Animals in the Dark (2009)

Click here for the track archive

Editor’s Note: Here is a video for “Hell Or High Water” from William’s newest album, Animals In The Dark (9b.net review):

When William Elliott Whitmore does a Daytrotter Session I feel it’s my obligation to tell you guys.

Last week a friend of mine and I were sitting in a bar talking about music and William came up. My friend made the comment that William is probably the most underrated musician in this little genre with a million names that we talk about and really, I can’t see to disagree with him.

Anyhow. There is an excellent article and 4 songs over on the Daytrotter page. Included in the set is a cover of the Bad Religion song, Don’t Prey On Me. So go check it out.

I am not gonna include any of the songs from the current session in this post but I will include some from his debut Daytrotter session but you should go check that one out as well. If for nothing else go check it out for the text that accompanies the songs.

William Elliott Whitmore – Does Me No Good
William Elliott Whitmore – When Push Comes To Love
William Elliott Whitmore – That Train That Carried Away My Girl
William Elliott Whitmore – Dry

Sometimes an album review just writes itself. Such is the case with William Elliott Whitmore’s new album, Animals In The Dark, and here is what it writes:

“William Elliott Whitmore’s new album is absolutely awesome and anyone who listens to it and honestly dislikes it needs a swift kick in the crotch.”

Really, I could say Essential Listening and the above and feel like I’ve summed it up, but I wanna spend some time telling you just how awesome it is.

Animals In The Dark marks a couple of firsts for Whitmore. It’s his first album on Anti- Records. Also new to existing fans will be all the new sounds and full band arrangements. The banjo we’ve all come to love makes a couple of brief appearances, but for the most part Animals In The Dark is a full, multi-instrument affair. This may turn off some of his old fans but I can’t see how. The expansion of his sound has done nothing to lessen his impact, it just helps to make it a little more accessible.

This album also has a seemingly more political edge to it. That said, I wouldn’t call this a political record so much as a politically-charged and angry record. I imagine that if I were an artist and a farmer in my downtown I’d be pretty angry and attentive to the political landscape at this time myself. Hell, I’m a blogger and electrical designer and I’m pretty friggin’ angry.

The ultimate appeal of W.E.W. is the same as that of Mr. Tim Barry. Writing songs as honest as Abe Lincoln and taking to the road to share them with rooms full of people who’ve likely never heard them, they turn strangers into fanatics nightly. Tampa/St. Pete…you get the chance to see him on March 7 at The Orpheum. Don’t miss this chance.

If you do, find someone to give you a swift kick in the nuts ’cause you’ll deserve it….

William Elliott Whitmore – Mutiny
William Elliott Whitmore – Old Devils
William Elliott Whitmore – Lifetime Underground

William Elliott Whitmore’s Official Site, William Elliott Whitmore on myspace, Buy Animals In The Dark