White Hills (band)

White Hills
Background information
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Psychedelic rock Stoner rock Space rock Experimental rock
Years active	Mid-2000s - present
Labels	Thrill Jockey White Hills Drug Space Rocket Roadburn Immune
Associated acts	Gnod
Members	Dave W. (guitar, vocals) Ego Sensation (bass guitar, vocals)

WHITE HILLS is an American psychedelic rock band that was formed in 2005 in New York City. Founding members Dave W. (guitar & vocals) and Ego Sensation (bass & vocals) have been the only constant members.

They are known for being one of the most prolific bands of their generation, recording over 40 separate releases including 7 full-length studio albums. Their music strikes “a riveting balance between heaviness and ethereality” combining elements of krautrock, post-punk, art rock, goth, psychedelic rock, metal, stoner rock, ambient and experimental music. They are often compared to Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, MC5 and Spiritualized.

The band is currently signed to Thrill Jockey Records whose artist roster also includes Future Islands, Wooden Shjips, Tortoise, The Sea and Cake, Matmos, Liturgy and Trans Am. The band’s first album, No Game To Play, was a solo recording project by Dave W released in 2005.Julian Cope reissued the album as They’ve Got Blood Like We’ve Got Blood on his Fuck Off and Di label. The band’s next album Glitter Glamour Atrocity (self-released) garnered the attention of Stewart Lee from the Sunday London Times creating sudden visibility for the group. Shortly after, UK label Rocket Recordings (Goat, Teeth of the Sea, GNOD) asked the band to record a third album. The band recorded Heads on Fire, the title track of which did not make it onto the album but appears on the tour-only CD-r Oddity II- Night Scene On Mill Mountain. Rocket went on to release a split 12” with WHITE HILLS and The Heads and a collaboration between WHITE HILLS and GNOD before the band signed with Thrill Jockey in 2009.

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