[Cover photo credit to Rob Williamson]

The Candy Whips will be releasing Synthpop album Artificial Melodies on November 5th, 2024 via Kitten Robot Records. They have recently released the track “’Just Like You” from the album. The track had a significant role to play in rounding out the album.

Wendy Stonehenge explains:

It was the last song I recorded for Artificial Melodies. The album [Side A, which includes the full Candy Whips band] was pretty much done but I felt like the solo side [Side B, which features only Stonehenge] needed another upbeat number to round it out…of course, I couldn’t write a catchy pop song without adding nihilistic lyrics. The B side of this album is going to go over great with fans of the first album, but I’m hoping to expand our audience with the full band material.

With the upcoming release of Artificial Melodies, The Candy Whips are expanding their own identity. 

Stonehenge adds:

I’m really excited for people to hear the new album. I’m proud of Automaton but that album was the product of me trying to figure out what I’m doing. Artificial Melodies is after I figured it out.

The Candy Whips legacy began and came about through lead singer, Wendy Stonehenge, who established a group of seasoned Bay Area Rock veterans, including David Kurtz (Whateverglades), Greg Downing (Glitter Wizard), Melanie Burkett (Psychic Hit), and Warren Huegel (Daevid Allen’s University of Errors/Citay).

Stonehenge is a member of the Northern California Glam Rock band Glitter Wizard, and formed the The Candy Whips as only a side project. During the pandemic when playing live shows was at a halt, he decided to re-ignite the project in his home studio, where he experimented with fusing the genres Punk, Electronic, and Synthpop.