I recently spoke with Dave W. and Ego Sensation of White Hills. For nearly two decades, White Hills have been gifting us with a unique mix of neo-psychedelia, art rock, and post-punk. Their first release was shepherded by Julian Cope, you’ve seen them in Jim Jarmusch’s sultry vampire romance Only Lovers Left Alive as the band in the Detroit club, and they’ve collaborated with Martin Bisi often. They are both consummately New York while also holding the borderless spirit of all true artists.
The duo has toured vigorously since their inception and have recorded over fifty releases, which include 12 full-length studio albums and numerous collaborations, EPs, and live records. The latest, Leave This World Behind, came out in March on their own label, Heads On Fire Industries. Five tracks built around a Sonic Rituals live series they’re performing through 2026. We talked about how Dave and Ego met, the birth of the band, and the deeply grounded and spiritual point of view that this light filled and heavy music is born of.
You’ll be able to catch them in San Francisco on June 7th for the second of their Sonic Rituals this year. A deluxe vinyl edition of rarities entitled Collected Consciousness will arrive in the fall via Argonauta Records, with a new full length coming in early 2027. Follow them at @whitehillsmusic on Instagram and on the web to keep up with the heavy spirit engine.
Radar features discussions with artists and industry leaders who are creators and devotees of music and is produced by Dylan Hundley and The Vinyl District. Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer, and the co-creator and lead singer of Lulu Lewis and all things at Darling Black. She co-curates and hosts Salon Lulu which is a New York based multidisciplinary performance series. She is also a cast member of the iconic New York film Metropolitan.
