Monday, January 3, 2011

Whirl - Distressor [EP]

Artist: Whirl
Album: Distressor
Year: 2010
Genre: Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Noise pop
Country: U.S. (California)

EP of the year in my opinion. Actually scratch that, It's a tie with Broken Dreams Club by Girls. Also the Cloud nothings EP. Oh fuck, whatever. Point is, this is really good. It sounds like it's the bridge between Shoegaze and Dream Pop. The rhythmic fuzz with one guitar along with the heavily reverbed lead guitar, and droning, androgynous sounding vocals, is what proves that this is a recording for Shoegaze fans to remember. Listening to it, it sounds as if it is a fusion of all the original bands of Shoegaze put together; The underlying noise of My Bloody Valentine, the pop hooks of Ride, The pretty, yet harsh vocals of Slowdive, and the sheer beauty of Lush, almost makes a total fusion have its own sound ideal. Just the way 'Preface' leads into 'Leave', shows you the ride you're about to take. Embrace it, its a very good ride.
My Rating: A


Tracklist:
1. Preface
2. Leave
3. Blue
4. Ghost
5. Meaningless
6. Child
7. Sandy

Links: (mp3) http://www.mediafire.com/?t2neunngqko
(FLAC) http://www.mediafire.com/?aac25417ffw72ag

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