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Whirl is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Chapterhouse, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Dinosaur Jr. and The Cure. Those roots explain a lot about how Whirl arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Thrushes, Stellarium, Bloody Knives, Scarlet Youth and Glifted, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Anne, Nothing, Yuragi, Best Coast and Death Of Lovers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Whirl, reaching back through Chapterhouse and forward to Anne. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Whirr is an American shoegaze band from Modesto, California. Formed in 2010, the group currently consists of vocalist and guitarist Loren Rivera, guitarists Nick Bassett and Joseph Bautista, bassist Eddie Salgado, and drummer Devin Nunes.
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Whirl connections
Whirl grew out of Chapterhouse, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and Dinosaur Jr., shares an orbit with Thrushes, Stellarium, Bloody Knives and Scarlet Youth, went on to shape Anne, Nothing, Yuragi and Best Coast. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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