William Elliott Whitmore - Hell or High Water Album: Animals in the Dark [2009]
with a voice that sounds like the reincarnation of an old gospel preacher from the 1920s and a fascination with sin, death, and redemption to match, william elliott whimore is one of the most unique artists to emerge on the americana scene in years. the son of a farmer and raised on a horse farm on the banks of the mississippi river outside of keokuk, iowa, whitmore's songs have a stark universality that is sketched out with minimal instrumentation, usually just a banjo or guitar and a smattering of percussion. his voice is the one tom waits has been after for years, and his folk and blues-inflected songs feel like they've been left out in the rain for months, weathered and tightened to the snapping point. he released his debut album, "hymns for the hopeless" in 2003. "animals in the dark" is his fourth album.
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