Whirl - Distressor

This is one I've been meaning to do for a while. Whirl is a shoegaze band from San Francisco that started up around 2010. This album is their first full release and is amazing. Whirl has a wall of sound approach by using heavily distorted guitars and lots of echo and reverb. The female lead singing is eerie and flowing, acting more as an instrument than a medium for lyrics. As much as I hate to use the word, the album is very spacey, and I tended to lose myself in it quite often. The album is a beautiful piece of work and everyone should check these guys out. All the songs are awesome in their own ways, but the standout ones to me are "Leave" and the slower paced "Ghost" and "Sandy". On a side note, "Whirl" has changed their name to "Whirr" do to copyright issues.

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