The shoegazing punks of Whirr were joined together in 2010 by Nick Bassett, a former member of Deafheaven who also currently splits his time between Philadelphia’s Nothing and its bicoastal offshoot, Death of Lovers. On September 23, Bassett’s main gig will unleash its second album, Sway, with help from Graveface Records. The follow-up to 2012’s Pipe Dreams spans eight songs, including the nightmarish, previously shared “Mumble,” and the fuzz-laden second single, “Heavy.” Now streaming below, the latter track comes bearing MBV-like guitar clamor and echoing drums. The sludge-swirl epic finds comfort in gloominess, and strength in whispers. After you press play, scroll down for Whirr’s tour dates and head over to Graveface Records to pre-order Sway.
Whirr tour dates:
August 30 – San Fransisco, CA @ The Rickshaw Shop
September 1 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
September 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
September 3 – Tempe, AZ @ 51 West
September 5 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Herman
September 6 – Austin, TX @ Holy Mountain
September 7 – Houston, TX @ Mangos
September 9 – Orlando, FL, @ Backbooth
September 10 – Savannah, GA @ Graveface HQ
September 11 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Purgatory
September 12 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 503
September 13 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
September 14 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
September 15 – Philadelphia, PA @The Barbary
September 16 – New York, NY @ The Studio @ Webster Hall
September 17 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
September 18 – Hamden, CT @ The Space
September 19 – Montreal, QC @ Sala Rosa
September 20 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck
September 21 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahalls
September 22 – Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar
September 23 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
September 24 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
September 26 – Denver, CO @ 7th Circle Collective
September 27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Shred Shed
September 28 – Boise, ID @ The Crux
September 29 – Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
September 30 – Vancouver, BC @ The Electric Owl
October 1 – Portland, WA @ Slabtown