Jimmy Whispers

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Pop Mutations presents:
Jimmy Whispers
Monday 23rd October
The Old Hairdresser's
18+

A lot has changed for everyone over the 8 years since Jimmy Whispers
released his debut LP, especially for Jimmy himself. In another lifetime,
he was that sweet kid from Chicago who stole our hearts with his aw-
shucks Midwestern attitude and his knack for writing catchy old-time
melodies. Legendary critic Jessica Hopper once called him the city’s
“greatest new homegrown musical enigma,” and he turned a mixtape
of iPhone voice memos (Summer in Pain) into a profound racket, that
saw him perform at the Pitchfork Music Festival and earn praise from
that outlet and places like Stereogum, Spin, BrooklynVegan, VICE, NME,
and many others. If you caught a glimpse, it was exciting, but it was
just a warm-up to his second act. As for today, Jimmy Whispers is alive
and well in Los Angeles. He's still making music—quite a lot of it. He's
got a blossoming new career as a music video director and filmmaker.
He’s become a co-writer for others including Drugdealer and Dent
May. He’s got his sobriety, a new commitment to making life-affirming
art, and a 1988 Buick Reatta. Jimmy Whispers has returned with a new
LP The Search For God out June 9th on Carpark Records. His first since
his 2015 debut, the album was co-produced by Ziyad Asrar of the band
Whitney, and returns to some jewel-box era teen influences out of step
with the chill/lo-fi LA indie rock scene he’s found himself lumped in
with.