California-based group Whirl have set an April 25th release date for new EP ‘Distressor'.
Whirl consists of six Californian natives, a meeting of minds and bonding over their collective love of a definable British sound that, as soon as you encounter their forthcoming EP, encompasses seven tracks of influence drawn from everything we loved in MBV, The Cocteau Twins, Slowdive and Portishead. However, Whirl are more than aware that you can easily turn your guitars up full and ride a distortion pedal until your ears bleed but it won’t account for anything without that underlying melody that pulls every piece inwards, succeeding in a formula of unforgettable hook-laden tracks.
The band came together during summer 2010 and started putting down demo tracks onto cassette and giving them away at shows around the city. These early recordings are what would become the basis of the Distressor EP. The band headed into the studio, making the decision to record everything live, a direction they set about in which to retain as much of the raw intensity and wall of sound that embodies the seven tracks that make up their first release.
The recently formed London based label The Sounds of Sweet Nothing kicked off with their first release late last year - the quickly sold out Unknown Mortal Orchestra EP. No holding back, they’re straight in with release number two with ‘Distressor’ coming available as a 12” and download.
You can stream the tracks from the album on Whirl’s bandcamp website.
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