Whitelands

Whitelands
Whitelands at Islington Assembly Hall in April 2025
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Shoegaze, Dream pop, Alternative rock
Years active	2016 (2016)–present
Labels	Sonic Cathedral
Members	Etienne Quartey-Papafio Michael Adelaja Vanessa Govinden Jagun Meseorisa

Whitelands is a shoegaze band from London, England.

History

Formed in 2017 originally as a solo recording project by Etienne Quartey-Papafio (vocals and guitar), it is now a full band completed by Michael Adelaja (guitar), Vanessa Govinden (bass), and Jagun Meseorisa (drums).

Their first full band live performance was at First Timers 2017, at DIY Space for London. ^[1]

Their first full-length album Night-Bound Eyes Are Blind to the Day was released on Sonic Cathedral in February 2024. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} In June 2024 NME called it one of the best debut albums of the year so far. ^[7] In November 2024 Rough Trade listed the album as number 64 on their top 100 albums of 2024. ^[8]

Discography

• Old News – Self released (2018)
• Whitelands – Self released digitally, cassette on For the Sake of Tapes (2018)
• compilation – Hidden Bay Records (2019)
• Night-Bound Eyes Are Blind to the Day – Sonic Cathedral (2024)

References

1. Crudgington, Kate (7 October 2024). "LIVE: Slowdive, Deary & Whitelands – Earth Theatre, Hackney (04.10.24)". Get In Her Ears. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
2. Todd, Chris (21 February 2024). "Whitelands "Night-bound Eyes Are Blind to the Day"". Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 12 September 2024.
3. Presswood, Laurie (19 February 2024). "Whitelands – Night-bound Eyes Are Blind to the Day". The Skinny . Retrieved 12 September 2024.
4. Baines, Huw (20 February 2024). "Whitelands – 'Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day' review: London shoegazers' debut comes alive in the details". NME . Retrieved 12 September 2024.
5. Murray, Robin (10 January 2024). "Whitelands Announce Debut LP 'Night-bound Eyes Are Blind to the Day'". Clash . Retrieved 12 September 2024.
6. Chelosky, Danielle (10 January 2024). "Whitelands – "Tell Me About It"". Stereogum . Retrieved 12 September 2024.
7. "The 10 best debut albums of 2024… so far!". NME . 26 June 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
8. "Albums of the Year 2024". Rough Trade. Retrieved 27 November 2024.