While Distinguished Professor of Music David Grubbs is busy learning and teaching at the American Academy in Berlin as a 2024–25 Berlin Prize Fellow, he is also set to release a solo album in February. Whistle from Above is Grubbs’ first-ever instrumental album for the label Drag City and his first solo collection since 2017’s Creep Mission. The album includes a series of new pieces, mostly for guitar, but also a piano composition and an exceptionally eerie bit of musique concrète. Professor of Art Jennifer McCoy and her partner, Kevin McCoy, produced the music video for the track “The Snake on Its Tail” on David Grubbs’ new album Whistle from Above. The album features another Brooklyn College connection, as celebrated Professor of Art Jennifer McCoy and her partner, Kevin McCoy, produced a music video for the track “The Snake on Its Tail” as well as the cover art for the album. Grubbs will perform solo dates in 2025 in New York, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival as well as a week of shows in the United Kingdom in March. You can preorder Whistle from Above here and get more information about Grubbs, including concert dates, here.
