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Run For Cover share statement regarding Whirr's apology: "It doesn’t change anything"

Last night, Whirr came under fire for transphobic comments made on their verified Twitter account, most of which were geared towards emerging punk band G.L.O.S.S. The tweets have since been deleted. Read more: Whirr dropped from Run For Cover Records for transphobic tweets Run For Cover Records, a label who has handled the release of multiple […]

Whirr blame transphobic tweets on "friend"

Last night, Whirr came under fire for transphobic comments made on their verified Twitter account, most of which were geared towards emerging punk band G.L.O.S.S. The tweets have since been deleted. Read more: Whirr dropped from Run For Cover Records for transphobic tweets Run For Cover Records, a label who has handled multiple efforts from the […]

Whirr dropped from Run For Cover Records for transphobic tweets

San Francisco shoegaze/rock band Whirr are currently under fire for recent transphobic comments made on Twitter, mostly regarding punk band G.L.O.S.S. who released a relentless ripper of a demo EP at the beginning of 2015. Since Whirr's tweets made the rounds, Run For Cover Records, a label Whirr has worked with on at least a […]

Miserable - Halloween Dream EP

Miserable Halloween Dream EP Whirr have employed a number of female vocalists throughout their ever-changing catalog. One of the latest was Kristina Esfandiari, who appeared on Whirr's dissonant 2013 EP, Around. She's struck out on her own since and kept the tunes coming in rapid succession: Last year, she released a single with her band […]

Title Fight announce 2013 European tour with Whirr and Dead End Path

Title Fight, whose latest album Floral Green was named one of our 10 essential albums of 2012, have announced a 2013 tour. The continental Europe and UK dates include both festivals and individual shows featuring support artists Dead End Path and Whirr. Ticket and further event information are available on Title Fight's tour page. Dates […]

Whirr - Pipe Dreams

Whirr Pipe Dreams Guitarist Nick Bassett has this predilection for opening his bands' records with guitar strums that sound impossibly human. He doesn’t paint textures so much as he smears them, gripping the listener immediately while surprising them with what comes after. He did it with “Preface,” from Whirr's promising 2010 EP, Distressor (the band […]