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Whirr is an act on the Starverb influence map from San Francisco, US, active 2010–. Their sound grew out of Dinosaur Jr., The Smashing Pumpkins, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine and Chapterhouse. Those roots explain a lot about how Whirr arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Glare, All Under Heaven, Nothing, Trauma Ray and Luster, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Glare, Death Of Lovers, Best Coast, Novulent and Nothing, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 65 connections around Whirr, reaching back through Dinosaur Jr. and forward to Glare. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Whirr connections
Whirr grew out of Dinosaur Jr., The Smashing Pumpkins, Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine, shares an orbit with Glare, All Under Heaven, Nothing and Trauma Ray, went on to shape Glare, Death Of Lovers, Best Coast and Novulent. 65 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Whirr
Sounds and acts that shaped Whirr.
Artists similar to Whirr
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Whirr.
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