The Whispertown 2000

THE WHISPERTOWN 2000 ANNOUNCE FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE
FIRST BAND TO BE SIGNED TO
GILLIAN WELCH AND DAVID RAWLINGS’ LABEL ACONY RECORDS

Acony Records is proud to announce the debut of the Los Angeles-based band The Whispertown 2000. Composed of Morgan Nagler (lead vocals, guitar), Tod Adrian Wisenbaker (guitar), Casey Wisenbaker (bass) and Vanesa Corbala (vocals), The Whispertown 2000 is the first band to be signed to Gillian Welch and David Rawlings’ Acony Records. Entitled Swim, the record will be released on October 21st. It was recorded by Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Vetiver) and mixed by Shawn Everett and Rawlings.
Nagler always kept to herself, only playing her songs for friends at their houses, until she met guitarist Tod Adrian Wisenbaker, who grew up playing in punk, folk, and hardcore bands in Ventura, California. They began playing shows around Los Angeles, and over the next few years they rounded out the lineup with Wisenbaker’s brother on bass, and singer Corbala, who was born in Tijuana and grew up singing traditional Mexican music.  These additions allowed the band to experiment with the instrumentation between Corbala and the Wisenbaker brothers trading off on drums, bass, guitar, harp, and vocals.  The Whispertown 2000’s vibrant live shows have scored them opening slots with Jenny Lewis, Rilo Kiley, Maria Taylor, She & Him, and Bright Eyes.
Nagler's classic songwriting is put in a more fractured and modern context by Wisenbaker’s avant-blues guitar, his brother’s robust bass playing and Corbala’s new-traditional harmonies and creative magic.  The songs on the record range from quirky folk-pop on  “103” to the sweet/sad hypnotic harmonies of “Pushing Oars” to California-country style “Lock and Key” to ballads like “Atlantis”, which features a four woman choir made up of Nagler, Corbala, Welch, and Jenny Lewis.
When Lewis, a long-time friend and supporter of The Whispertown 2000, was asked for a quote about the band she simply said: “Morgan Nagler is my favorite songwriter.  Period.”
Look for the band to tour throughout 2008 and all of 2009.

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