Whirr

Bay Area shoegaze outfit Whirr are set to welcome a new mini-LP, titled Around, on July 9 via Graveface Records. The album’s lead single, called “Swoon,” is much heavier than anything we’ve heard from the band so far, but they haven’t lost their My Bloody Valentine-like aesthetic…

California shoegazers Whirr (whose Nick Bassett used to be one of the revolving members in post-metal crew Deafheaven) are set to release a new mini-LP, Around, on July 9 via Gravef…

KIngston, PA punks Title Fight, whose 2012 emotionally charged post-hardcore record, Floral Green, was one of the best of its kind that year, just returned home from a European tour with Whirr and they’ve now got some upcoming US shows scheduled for the summer…

Like minded left-coast shoegaze crews Anne and Whirr have joined forces for a new split 2×7″ EP, due on Run For Cover on October 16. Both bands contribute a pair of tracks to the proceedings, with side D of the release being devoted to an etching for all of you vinyl nerds out there…

Andrew WK at WSC (more by BBG) In addition to holding it down four days in a row at the near-by Hotel Vegas, we are proud to be a part of the 2012 edition of the Thrasher/Converse Deathmatch, a five-day event at Scoot Inn that kicks off on Wednesday (3/14) and terminates on Sunday (3/18)…

DOWNLOAD: Whirr – “Junebouvier” (MP3) Some of Deafheaven‘s quieter and more introspective moments are probably partially indebted to guitarist Nick Bassett, who toured with the band and assisted in the construction of their recent breakout LP Roads To Judah…

Nick Bassett from Whirr/Deafheaven at Lovejoys (more by Samantha Marble) Congrats go out to Nick Bassett of Deafheaven, whose side project Whirr (formerly Whirl) has signed to Tee Pee Records…