Small Talk (Whitney album)

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Small Talk
Studio album by
Whitney
ReleasedNovember 7, 2025 (2025-11-07)
RecordedSummer 2024
Length35:55
Label AWAL
Producer
  • Julien Ehrlich
  • Max Kakacek
Whitney chronology
Spark
(2022)		Small Talk
(2025)
Singles from Small Talk
  1. "Darling"
    Released: May 28, 2025
  2. "Dandelions"
    Released: July 16, 2025
  3. "Back to the Wind"
    Released: September 10, 2025
  4. "Damage"
    Released: October 8, 2025
  5. "Evangeline"
    Released: November 4, 2025

Small Talk is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Whitney, released on November 7, 2025, on AWAL. [1]

Contents

Background

The album was recorded in the summer of 2024 and produced by the duo, Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek. [2] On May 28, 2025, Whitney released the single "Darling", their first new music since 2023. [3] On July 16, 2025, they released the single "Dandelions" and announced their upcoming fifth studio album, the follow-up to 2022's Spark . [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 4.8/10 [6]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [7]
PopMatters 8/10 [2]

Dylan Weinert of Newcity called Small Talk "a masterpiece." [8] Luke Winstanley of The Line of Best Fit gave the album an 8/10, writing, "when Whitney are operating in this ecstatic sphere of glorious, glacial sounds of the late 60s and early 70s, they’re nothing short of irresistible." [7] However, Grace Robins-Somerville of Pitchfork called the album "the most anonymous, uninspiring music you can possibly imagine." [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Silent Exchange"3:41
2."Won't You Speak Your Mind"3:17
3."The Thread"3:01
4."Damage"3:34
5."Dandelions"3:16
6."Islands (Really Something)"3:12
7."In the Saddle"2:48
8."Evangeline" (featuring Madison Cunningham)3:26
9."Back to the Wind"3:20
10."Small Talk"3:27
11."Darling"2:53
Total length:35:55

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Walden (16 July 2025). "Whitney Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song "Dandelions"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 Chiney, Mary (13 November 2025). "Whitney Perfect Their Quiet Language of Loss". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Vito, Jo (28 May 2025). "Whitney Release New Single "Darling," Announce 2025 Tour Dates". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Small Talk by Whitney Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "Small Talk - Whitney". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 Robins-Somerville, Grace (13 November 2025). "Small Talk - Whitney". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 Winstanley, Luke (13 November 2025). "Whitney: Small Talk". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Weinert, Dylan (30 October 2025). "Whitney Makes A "Small Talk" Masterpiece". Newcity. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
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