The Whigs spent most of 2006 and 2007 on the road winning over fans and critics with their full throttle alternative pop / rock which NPR hailed as a perfect combination of "the gravelly rock of The Replacements with the off-kilter pop of Guided By Voices."

Eager to record their ATO debut, The Whigs entered the legendary Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles, CA with producer Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliott Smith). Sonically superior to anything the band has recorded to date, MISSION CONTROL is an album jam-packed with infectious melodies and dynamic rhythms.

Clocking in at 37 minutes, MISSION CONTROL opens up with the urgency and roar of "Like A Vibration" and proceeds into "Production City," a song full of dancing bass lines and machine gun tight rhythms. "Sleep Sunshine," a captivating piano-driven song, showcases the band's intimate side, while the catchy "I Got Ideas" fuses horns and Southern-rock twang. The thunderous pounding of drummer Julian Dorio is a staple throughout, but on the crowd favorite "Right Hand on My Heart," Dorio's playing makes it evident why Esquire Magazine named him "Drummer of the Year" in 2007.

The Whigs will spend the rest of 2007 on the road gearing up for the release of MISSION CONTROL.

TOUR DATES (more to be announced):

WITH THE REDWALLS AND JOHNATHAN RICE: