Sway (Whirr album)
| Sway | ||||
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| Studio album by Whirr | ||||
| Released | September 23, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, shoegazing | |||
| Length | 35:56 | |||
| Label | Graveface | |||
| Producer | Jack Shirley | |||
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Sway is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Whirr, released on September 23, 2014 by Graveface Records.[1] The album marked the departure of previous lead singer Alexandra Monte.[2] It was produced by Jack Shirley.[3]
Release and reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Press | [4] |
| Punknews.org |  [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.9/10)[6] |
| Consequence of Sound | B-[7] |
On July 11, 2014, the band released the song "Mumble" on SoundCloud as a preview of the new album.[2][8]
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Sway received an average score of 74, based on six reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[3] Tim Sendra of AllMusic noted that Sway's sound had taken a large influence from Nick Bassett's presence, "inch[ing] them closer to the harder side of the shoegaze revival (right next to Bassett's other band, Nothing, in fact)". He gave the album four out of five stars and finalized his review by saying "that Sway is an album that would measure up to almost any album made by the first wave of shoegazers."[1] Punknews.org gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars; while generally praising the album, the reviewer wished that Whirr would "experiment even more and toy with new music to give a bit more insight as to where the road leads." It also said that some tracks were too long, making the album a drag.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Press" | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Mumble" | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Dry" | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Clear" | 6:10 |
| 5. | "Heavy" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Sway" | 6:38 |
| 7. | "Lines" | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Feel" | 3:24 |
Total length: |
35:56[1] | |
Personnel
- Whirr
- Nick Bassett – guitar
- Joseph Bautista – guitar
- Devin Nunes – drums, percussion[1]
- Loren Riviera – lead vocals, guitar
- Eddie Salgado – bass guitar[9]
- Other personnel
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sendra, Tim. "Sway - Whirr". Allmusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- 1 2 Cimarusti, Luca (July 11, 2014). "12 O'Clock Track: 'Mumble' is the return of shoegaze revivalists Whirr". Chicago Reader. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Reviews for Sway by Whirr". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ ";". Alternative Press. October 2014. p. 102.
- 1 2 "Whirr - Sway". Punknews.org. September 24, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ Heller, Jason (September 22, 2014). "Whirr: Sway". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ Essner, Dean (September 22, 2014). "Whirr — Sway". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Whirr - Mumble by Graveface Records". SoundCloud. July 11, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Graveface Records - Whirr". Graveface Records. Retrieved August 28, 2015.