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Swoon and Then Swoon Some More While Watching Whitney Bring "Golden Days" to Colbert

Their TV debut was extremely good.

Chicago septet Whitney, whose debut LP Light Upon the Lake was probably last year's finest rock record, stopped over in New York City for a few hours yesterday. I know this because, besides playing "Golden Days" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the band also played at Rough Trade Records in Brooklyn, making me swoon over and over again for 45 minutes. Do you know what it's like to swoon for 45 minutes? It's exhausting.

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Their TV debut went to plan: Julien Ehrlich's falsetto carried, Will Miller's trumpet was all high and lonesome, and Max Kakacek's slide solo danced on top of the sweetness, eventually making you realize that you're watching the closest thing our generation will ever get to The Band.

Watch the performance below.

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