The Whigs With The Features & Mean Creek

site credits"It takes cojones to do this stuff as if no one has ever done it before, but you've got to respect the outcome, and, over-the-top or not, at least Mission Control doesn't f~~k around. Like some big car-driving bad seed pulling up outside the high school, it's an easy album to fall for."
- PitchforkMedia.com
(Mission Control review, 7.0)
The best unsigned band in America
- Rolling Stone
(10 Artists to Watch feature)
"Think Superchunk meets the Replacements."
- Entertainment Weekly
In a town that probably has bands per capita than any other in these United States, Athens, Georgia's the Whigs have the dubious distinction of being Most Likely To Succeed.
- The FADER
Best Drummer of 2007
- Esquire Magazine
(Esky Awards April 07 Issue)
"A collection of rousing rock n roll fundamentals ... tightly constructed tunes, wiry guitar shards and ecstatic, beer-soaked choruses"
- Spin Magazine "Breaking Out" feature
"A batch of songs that calls to mind the left-field pop of Guided By Voices, Nirvana grunge, Pet Sounds melodicism and points between."
- Performing Songwriter
"[The Whigs] evoke the neo-roots-rock vibe of My Morning Jacket, the cool minimalism of The Strokes and the perfectly constructed pop of the early Sixties."
- Rolling Stone
"It is easy to see that these new comers are for real. They whip up a refreshingly invigorating batch of deep-fried garage rock that blends Dinosaur Jr. era rock with Pet Sounds psychedelia and tops it off with a ladle of R.E.M.-flavored gravy. 'Give 'Em All a Big Fat Lip' is a dynamic album that clearly illustrates the skilled versatility of these recently-signed Ato rockers."
- American Songwriter
"The most consistently listenable - not to mention fun rock records you'll hear this year. Parker Gispert's twang-y vocals and rusty wail blend perfectly with the group's steely guitar stabs and drum-chugging pace. Thanks to a slew of catchy rock hits, The Whigs aren't going to remain a secret for long."
- Stuff Magazine.com
(9 / 10 = Freaking Great)
"On their second record, Mission Control, they perfect their raucous pop by combining the yearning of power ballads with scrappy belligerence of a ballroom takedown."
- Elle Magazine
"The results are excellent ... Front man Parker has a great rock growl - equal parts Frank Black and Ornery Grizzly - and he knows how to unleash it all over meaty riffs and thundering beats."
- Maxim Magazine
"As debuts go, it doesn't get much better: Each song unfurls with hook after hook of sweet melodious college radio pop/rock, all punctuated by [Parker] Gispert's shaky, earnest vocals. It's the same ingenuity in their music that guarantees that The Whigs will be the next Athens band to leave a huge musical footprint."
- Relix
"OK, remember this name: the Whigs, a sweet-and-noisy garage trio with a drummer who groks Keith Moon. They're young, but they're ready.
- Boston Globe SXSW blog
"Tipped by many as the next band to watch, the Southern rock trio jump-started Mercury Lounge's early-evening crowd, launching into a blazing set chock full of cuts from their hit packed debut, 'Give 'Em All a Fat Lip.' Working in a tightly knit circle, the Athens, Georgia band's stage presence almost rivaled their impeccable set list. The evenings focal point remained the music at hand, and with a slew of punchy, pop-friendly tracks."
- Blender.com
"[Mission Control] roars like it was tracked during one of The Whigs' famous