The Whisperer
the new album from culturalexception coming november 2026
“I think 2026 will be an interesting year…”
It seemed like a harmless enough comment. You really can’t even call it a prediction. But I was right. We’re only 11 months in and 2026 has been a most interesting year, in ways nobody could have anticipated. Nice Nice Mean was released March 19, then Mixed Signals on April 9th, then both The Whisperer and What You Mean To Me on May 7th.
Then things got complicated…
Stay tuned for the complete story when CulturalException’s new album entitled The Whisperer is released, and the story of what it took to finish the album can be told.
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The first four singles from
“The Whisperer”
What happens when your superpower
takes over your life?
The Whisperer is another musical milestone for CulturalException fans. Hard rock meet emo meets the girl who hears too much and shares everyone’s secrets.
A brilliant vocal by Ivy Marie tells the story, with another stunning visual realization by frequent partner-in-crime Calinska.
“I believe the universe will find a way to reunite us someday…”
What You Mean To Me is a love song, reminiscent of your first school dance with a crush or the first dance at a wedding. A true collaboration with French/Brazilian singer/songwriter Enlia, who brought her distinctive vibe and texture to the production.
“Privately she hides in the light / expensive taste, messy but just right…”
This song comes from the deepest of human experiences: Mutual attraction. Starts with a glance. Eye contact. Maneuvering to be physically close. Instant chemistry. Wondering, “Should I?” Or even, “What if?”
Directed by the amazing Calinska and set against the most strategic of games. Please feel free to share it with someone you probably shouldn’t be with, but want to anyway.
“Look, in today’s world a girl’s gotta know what she wants out of life…”
A dance manifesto that puts boys where they belong: under control.
Videos from Problems Focusing
BIO
CulturalException is a music project started by Tony Long in Chicago, Illinois, in 2015, later transferring to Lausanne, Switzerland in 2019 where it has been live and active ever since. The project came about to bring some of the many hundreds of song ideas and finished instrumentals that Long developed over the years and make them available for independent film scoring and other media formats.
Long’s background includes extensive studio experience as a musician and producer. He started work in the 1980’s in the central Illinois band “Mutiny” as well as in the 1990’s Chicago bands “Wailing Angels” and “Chrome Baby.” In the mid 2010’a Long reunited with the core bandmates in a new project called “Samson The Aviator”, playing bass with them until moving to Switzerland in 2019.
Problems Focusing was the first album by CulturalException, released in September 2025. Described by music blogs including Mesmerized and Loop Solitaire as “hypnotic and leftfield, uplifting and euphoric” and having “an impressive stylistic flexibility”, Problems Focusing was written and performed entirely by Tony Long.
For the next album The Whisperer, to be released in late 2026, Long collaborated with electronic dance vocalist and songwriter Krysta Youngs, singer / songwriters Ivy Marie and Enlia, and rock guitarist Ziv Shalev, among others. Long is also returning to ace mastering engineer Felix Davis (Geese, Porridge Radio, Lana Del Rey) at Metropolis Studios in London to handle the final aural polishing of the recordings.