North Carolina band Whoop released their debut album, Whoop!, a few days ago. Talking about the album, frontwoman Fal shares, “‘Whoop’ is a release of every emotion that can be, is, or was bottled up. It’s emotion manifested into one sonic symphony.” She goes on to add, “The theme [of the album] is simple. Post-relationship introspection.” Made up of Fal, Will (drums), Nick (bass), and Steve (guitar, producer), Whoop formed in the fall of 2020, bringing together myriad backgrounds and influences including indie, jazz, rock, reggae, and hip-hop. Fal had worked with Nick previously, and Nick knew Will from school, while Steve was mentoring Nick in an audio engineering program. They started out jamming on Friday nights in Steve’s barn/studio in Raleigh. Whoop! by Whoop According to Fal, “The ...