The Georgia-based neo-grunge group cut their first album in Athens, Georgia, piling into Little Five in December 2015 and laying down a set that wound up becoming the 2016 ten-track album
Live in Little Five. On-stage, the muscle of the band becomes apparent -- there is more space between the guitar and rhythm section, so everything hits harder -- and
the Whigs feel loud, nasty, and open, losing some of the cloistered texture of their studio efforts but gaining some raw vitality. This isn't an epochal album, but it's noteworthy because it feels like a good night from a good working band playing a club they love. Sometimes, that's the best way to appreciate a group.