Sway (Whirr album) explained

Sway
Type:studio
Artist:Whirr
Cover:Sway_whirrcover.jpg
Genre:Shoegaze
Length:35:56
Label:Graveface
Producer:Jack Shirley
Prev Title:Around
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:Whirr / Nothing
Next Year:2014

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 Morte, as well as the first release with Devin Nunes who replaced Sergio Miranda on drums.[2] It was produced by Jack Shirley.

Release and reception

On July 11, 2014, the band released the song "Mumble" on SoundCloud as a preview of the new album.[3]

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". Tim Sendra of AllMusic noted that Sways 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 4 out of 5 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". 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", and also noted that "some tracks are a tad too long and sometimes, it drags".

Personnel

Whirr
Other personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sway - Whirr . . . August 28, 2015 . Sendra, Tim.
  2. Web site: 12 O'Clock Track: 'Mumble' is the return of shoegaze revivalists Whirr . . July 11, 2014 . August 28, 2015 . Cimarusti, Luca.
  3. Web site: Whirr - Mumble by Graveface Records . . July 11, 2014 . August 28, 2015.