Whitbeck’s “January 22”

04/26/2022

A NoHo Arts music review of Whitbeck’s “January 22” album.

Vancouver-based Whitbeck is an alternative rock band led by vocalist/guitarist Greg Whitbeck. “January 22” is their first full-length album as a band, and is a self-described homage to their hometown of Vancouver.

The band’s sound has a fierce driving soul, but Greg Whitbeck’s deep resonate voice gives a totally different aspect to every track. Combined with the walls of sound and the gorgeous lilting, high-energy guitars and solid emotional drums, the music is taken to another level entirely.

A NoHo Arts music review of Whitebeck’s “January 22” album.

These guys clearly love to make music, but there’s a lot more going on here. There’s reason behind each song. A love of place, a connection to each other, a symbiotic rhythmic life to the music. Music at its best is an extension of our being, an expression of our purpose on this planet, a way to help each other through the hardest moments in our lives. These songs feel like that. They vibrate with longing and hope and regret and understanding and a very real search for self.

Whitbeck’s “January 22” is a great big warm echoing fire of an album. Every song thoughtful, each story told heartfelt and real. I loved it.