Longing to play proper electric and be creative, he ordered a Kemper Profiler. For the first few months, he hunkered down in the Lone Star State with his one electric and some crappy desktop sims. The band's gear went with the Kentuckians back to Louisville, but Thompson retreated to his home in Austin. tour supporting 2019's You Deserve Love when COVID-19 struck and the world shut down. The guitar duo showed us how the rigors of the road have impacted their touring gear decisions and why COVID-19 handcuffed one of them to the digital life. 1 slot on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.) But rock purists still got to stomp and howl with the hard drivin' "Headwind" and redlining "Raw."Hours before their headlining gig at Nashville's Exit/In, White Reaper's Esposito and Thompson checked in with PG to talk tone. With Joyce providing a slicker, tighter sound, the quintet unveiled an even catchier package that employs the sheen of peak Cars and early Maroon 5 in danceable tracks like "Might Be Right" and "Eggplant." (The former earned them a No. The World's Best American Band graduated them to major label Elektra, where they earned studio time with producer Jay Joyce (Cage the Elephant, Halestorm, Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, Emmylou Harris). The glee blossomed with shinier, poppier melodies that soared over harmonized guitars-think crossing Cheap Trick with Thin Lizzy. And the fearsome foursome released their rowdy, ripping 2015 debut, White Reaper Does It Again, on Polyvinyl Records.Ĭarrying forward their blend of lo-fi garage rock and pop-punk hooks, the quartet added second guitarist Hunter Thompson in 2016, before recording 2017's (tongue-in-cheek) The World's Best American Band. Then Nick recruited his twin brother Sam (bass) and Esposito added friend Ryan Hater (keys). The band's core was formed in 2012 when Louisville high schoolers Tony Esposito (guitar/vocals) and Nick Wilkerson (drums) started jamming as a duo.
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