| Whirr / Sway |
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| Album: | Sway | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Whirr | Added: | Oct 2014 | |
| Label: | Graveface Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-10-03 | Pull Date: | 2014-12-05 |
| Week Ending: | Dec 7 | Nov 30 | Nov 23 | Nov 16 | Nov 9 | Nov 2 | Oct 26 | Oct 19 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 03, 2020: | good boy sweater Press | 4. | Apr 30, 2016: | Life Aquatic Heavy | |
| 2. | Feb 28, 2017: | satin fever Feel | 5. | Apr 30, 2016: | Narnia Clear | |
| 3. | Jun 25, 2016: | Narnia Feel | 6. | Jan 01, 2015: | Meow: The Best Of 2014 Press |
| Album Review |
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| DJ Away Reviewed 2014-10-03 | ||
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Straightforward, polished shoegaze from Oakland/Philadelphia. More than MBV or Slowdive, the sound reminds me of Catherine Wheel’s Chrome (one of the best albums of the 90s, I think). It’s spaced out but crisply produced and heavy, with half-there vocals. As one my classmates from high school might have said, it’s “hecka sweet.” Favorites: 2, 4, 8. No FCCs. 1. (3:31)—Mid-tempo. Noisy opening. Starts moody and grows brighter. 2. *(2:35)—Slow, pummeling, grungy, catchy. 3. (5:01)—Slow, almost metallic. Nice, softer midsection. 4. *(6:11)—Slow, punishing. Think Jesu. Pretty ambient guitar intro. Hell yeah. 5. (4:14)—Slow, with extremely distorted guitars. 6. (6:39)—Slow, cavernous post-rock. Comparatively soft. 7. (4:25)—Medium-slow. More laidback in an MBV sort of way, kind of poppy. 8. *(3:24)—Slow, sugary plod. What a great chord progression. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Press | 5. | Heavy | |||
| 2. | Mumble | 6. | Sway | |||
| 3. | Dry | 7. | Lines | |||
| 4. | Clear | 8. | Feel |