Small Talk (Whitney album) Last updated December 23, 2025 2025 studio album
Small Talk Released November 7, 2025 (2025-11-07 ) Recorded Mid-2024 Length 35 :55 Label AWAL Producer Whitney Spark Small Talk
"Darling" "Dandelions" "Back to the Wind" "Damage" "Evangeline"
Small Talk Whitney , released on November 7, 2025, on AWAL . [ 1]
Background The album was recorded in the mid-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 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 All tracks are written by Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek , with additional writers noted. [ 9]
Small Talk track listingTitle Writer(s) 1. "Silent Exchange" 3:41 2. "Won't You Speak Your Mind" 3:17 3. "The Thread" 3:01 4. "Damage" Ziyad Asrar 3:34 5. "Dandelions" Asrar 3:16 6. "Islands (Really Something)" 3:12 7. "In the Saddle" Will Miller 2:48 8. "Evangeline" (featuring Madison Cunningham ) 3:26 9. "Back to the Wind" Asrar 3:20 10. "Small Talk" Miller 3:27 11. "Darling" 2:53 Total length: 35:55
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes . [ 9]
Whitney Julien Ehrlich – vocals, drums, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, percussion, auxiliary percussion , production Max Kakacek – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, Wurlitzer , organ, EBow , banjo , Minotaur , production Additional contributors Brian Seyler – saxophone Colin Croom – pedal steel JJ Kirkpatrick – trumpet Katie Stewart – violin Madison Cunningham – backing vocals, vocals Malcolm Brown – bass guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, organ Vivian McConnell – flute Whitney Johnson – viola Will Miller – trumpet, piano, Wurlitzer Ziyad Asrar – piano, engineering , mixing Heba Kadry – mastering Alexa Viscius – cover photo, creative direction Jessica Viscius – creative direction Bradley Pinkerton – packaging design, layout References 1 2 Green, Walden (16 July 2025). "Whitney Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song "Dandelions" . Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 December 2025 . 1 2 Chiney, Mary (13 November 2025). "Whitney Perfect Their Quiet Language of Loss" . PopMatters. Retrieved 10 December 2025 . ↑ Vito, Jo (28 May 2025). "Whitney Release New Single "Darling," Announce 2025 Tour Dates" . Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 10 December 2025 . ↑ "Small Talk by Whitney Reviews and Tracks" . Metacritic . Retrieved 10 December 2025 . ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "Small Talk - Whitney" . AllMusic . Retrieved 10 December 2025 . 1 2 Robins-Somerville, Grace (13 November 2025). "Small Talk - Whitney" . Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 December 2025 . 1 2 Winstanley, Luke (13 November 2025). "Whitney: Small Talk" . The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 December 2025 . ↑ Weinert, Dylan (30 October 2025). "Whitney Makes A "Small Talk" Masterpiece" . Newcity. Retrieved 17 December 2025 . 1 2 Small Talk (Media notes). Whitney . AWAL . November 7, 2025.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )This page is based on this
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