The music of the soulful, soft-rockin’ Chicago indie band Whitney makes me think of gorgeous summer days in their hometown. This may only be true of my own experience with the group, but their songs conjure nostalgia for the many weekends I’ve spent attending the dearly departed Pitchfork Music Festival, such a fixture of my summers that I’m still mourning its absence this year. I got that kind of wistful buzz from Whitney long before P4K Fest was kaput, and I’m getting it even stronger nowawdays. So I’m happy to report that Whitney are back today with news of a new LP.

Whitney have announced their new album ‘Small Talk’ and have given fans a taster in the form of ‘Dandelions’ – listen here.