Forever Turned Around came together over several sessions across the country.Though Julien Ehrlich is Whitney’s lead singing drummer while Max Kakacek is the lead guitarist, when writing, both transcend their roles to piece together each offering lyrically and compositionally. “The way it ends up working is one of us comes up with a basic idea for a song and the other person serves as the foil to complicate that idea. We ask, What can we change to make it more interesting?” says Kakacek. Challenging each other is the core of their songwriting partnership.Its these risks and experiments that make Forever Turned Around a triumph. Take opener “Giving Up,” which started from a stream-of-conscious revelation when Ehrlich improvised the chorus while Kakacek played Wurlitzer. What began as a nod to Neil Youngs Live at Massey Hall 1971 in an afternoon turned into a heart-rending and relatable song about the ups and downs of long-term relationships. Over twinklin