Trust me, though, while "I Love Lovely Chinese Girl" is good, it's nowhere near the Dump-like beauty (indie group, not landfill) of the gentle "Fidget and Fudge." "Fidget and Fudge" is a piece of musical stained glass; it shines darkly and gleams darkly beneath its layers of gloss and swirls of shimmer. And if you won't believe me on that, then fine. Go for the best track on the album, closer "One Prayer," which pulls, swirls, and pummels a listener into giving White Whale the chance they so greatly deserve. And yes, that is a foghorn you are hearing underneath that indie rock.
So go to the store, put on your captain's hat, shine your boots, and bring a heart ready to slowly crack and wilt like leaves hitting the end of September. Like the sea, WWI is an album of constant change...one which will either wrap the listener into a wild love affair, or repel them with the force of a fifty-foot squid.
Reviewed by Megan Giddings
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