I guess there are two ways a shoegaze band can go these days. Mix it up with electronica as the likes of M83, Perfect Blue, Ulrich Schnauss etc have done to great effect or party like it’s 1988 encompassing the sounds of the era and the scene that celebrated itself.
Whirl, on the evidence of these two tracks, have chosen the latter route and they sound like a mix of Lush/Slowdive on Leave and My Bloody Valentine, complete with Colm Ó Cíosóig style drumming, on Meaningless.
Of course, whilst being totally unoriginal, that is not a bad thing when all things have been done and said but when the artwork too mimics the same era you have to wonder where the band are going to go with this. That said there are definite grounds for hope here and once the band free themselves from the constraints of their influences they could, and should, flourish.
There is an interview with Nick from the band here.
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