Whirr

Whirr (originally Whirl) are a five-piece shoegaze band from San Francisco, California, that formed in 2010. Since they began, they've been getting a lot of attention, for numerous reasons. They attract attention from the Run For Cover-and-affiliates section of modern music because of their work with that label and their shows with other associated bands. They've also garnered some attention from the more indie-oriented camp because of their genre and social media presence (for better or for worse). But aside from all that, the main focus is the music itself. Whirr blend shoegaze, post-rock, and dream pop into one, and have put out numerous releases that perfect this sound. The obvious influence derivatives are My Bloody Valentine, Ride, and Slowdive, but a ton of others could also be in that mix, such as Hum, Black Tambourine, and alternative rock greats Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth. Whirr's sound is never tiring, since they employ numerous techniques that continue to make their music as dynamic as possible. They drench their songs and instruments in reverb and chorus, and make their way from slow, delayed, quiet echoes, to hard-hitting, fast-paced bouts of distortion and soft, melodic vocals. They feature a heavy bass sound, courtesy of Nick Bassett (formerly of Deafheaven). Whirr are a band that needs to be on everyone's radar, and seem to already be judging by the amount of requests they get, so enjoy!

Demo (2010)

1. Leave

2. Meaningless

Distressor (2011)

1. Preface

2. Leave

3. Blue

4. Ghost

5. Meaningless

6. Child

7. Sandy

June (2011)

1. Junebouvier

2. Sundae

Pipe Dreams (2012)

1. Reverse

2. Junebouvier

3. Bogus

4. Flashback

5. Formulas And Frequencies

6. Home Is Where My Head Is

7. Toss

8. Hide

9. Wait

10. Reverie

Whirr/Anne (2012)

1. Whirr - Twist

2. Whirr - Between Asleep And Awake

3. Anne - Pet Names

4. Anne - Occasional Lovers

Whirr/Monster Movie (2012)

1. Whirr - Color Change

2. Monster Movie - Flatlining

Part Time Punks Session (2012)

1.  Blue

2. Flashback

3. Junebouvier

4. Twist

Around (2013)

1. Drain

2. Sweep

3. Keep

4. Around

In Utero, In Tribute, In Entirety (2014)

9. Pennyroyal Tea (Nirvana cover)

Note: Full comp here

Sway (2014)

1. Press

2. Mumble

3. Dry

4. Clear

5. Heavy

6. Sway

7. Lines

8. Feel

Whirr/Nothing (2014)

1. Whirr - Ease

2. Whirr - Lean

3. Nothing - Chloroform

4. Nothing - July the Fourth

Feels Like You (2019)

1. Mellow

2. Wavelength

3. Younger Than You

4. Rose Cold

5. Before You Head Off

6. How Time Stretches

7. Rental

8. Vividly

9. Play The Slow Ones

10. Under The Same Now

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