From left: Time Deaux, Parker Gispert and Julian Dorio

The trio, set to release their third album “In The Dark,” are fresh off a headlining tour and will bring their blistering tunes to Denver with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Bassist Tim Deaux talked about the new album…and gravy.

MP: What kind of band is The Whigs?

TD: [We are an] American rock ‘n’ roll band.

MP: Would you guys say you’re trying to resurrect rock ‘n’ roll or did it ever die?

TD: Rock ‘n’ roll will never die. You might not hear it on the radio, or see it on MTV ever again.  But when you turn off your TV set, you’ll hear the hum of real-life bands playing it down the street, in the basements and the bars of small towns all over the world.

MP: Can you tell me a little bit about the new album? What was the recording process like?

TD: We wrote the material while on tour and while at home last year. Most of the tunes grew out of [my] and Julian [Dorio]’s drum and bass riffs that Parker [Gispert] added vocal and guitar melodies to.  We recorded the majority of the album in Athens, Georgia with Ben Allen.  We also did some recording in Nashville with Jay Joyce and Angelo Petraglia.  Each song was tracked “live” and then additional colors and textures were drizzled over the drum/bass/guitar tracks like gravy.

MP: How is this album different from “Mission Control?”

TD: Mission Control was meat and potatoes.  In The Dark is meat and potatoes and gravy, served in an IMAX theater that is showing a rerun of “Jaws” 3-D. We almost called the record Shark Attack!!! But we didn’t.

MP: You’re supporting Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on this tour, which seems like a pretty epic pairing. How did you hook up with them?

TD: They’re a killer band. We’ve been fans of their’s for a while.  We also share some mutual friends.  They offered us the tour, and we happily accepted.  It’s going to be a lot of fun.

MP: You will also be making your second appearance on Letterman later in April, what’s that like?

TD: It’s like a weird and chilly dream.  You’ve seen the show from the opposite side of the TV set so many times, and suddenly you find yourselves on the inside, and its really cold (40 degrees) and everything is smaller and less shiny.  Before you know it, you’re body has already played the song on autopilot, and Dave is shaking your hand.  Then you wake up and have a beer.

MP: How would you describe your live performance?

TD: Loud and sweaty.

MP: What’s your favorite part of performing live?

TD: Getting loud and sweaty.

MP: What does the future hold for The Whigs?

TD: We’re going to play as much as we can for as long as we can.