Sway (Whirr album)

2014 studio album by Whirr

Sway

Studio album by

Whirr

Released| September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
Genre| Shoegaze
Length| 35:56
Label| Graveface
Producer| Jack Shirley
Whirr chronology
| Around
(2013)  | Sway
(2014)  | Whirr / Nothing
(2014)

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Sway is the second studio album by American shoegaze 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.[3]

## Release and reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 74/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Alternative Press| [4]
Punknews.org| [5]
Pitchfork| (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 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".[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", and also noted that "some tracks are a tad too long and sometimes, it drags".[5]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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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

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Whirr

* Nick Bassett – guitar
* Joseph Bautista – guitar
* Devin Nunes – drums, percussion
* Loren Riviera – lead vocals, guitar
* Eddie Salgado – bass guitar

Other personnel

* Trevor Deschryver – drums (track 1)
* Ryan McCardle – design, layout
* Nickolas Schuller – design, layout
* Jack Shirley – production
* Will Yip – mixing

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Sendra, Tim. "Sway - Whirr". Allmusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
2. ^ a b Cimarusti, Luca (July 11, 2014). "12 O'Clock Track: 'Mumble' is the return of shoegaze revivalists Whirr". Chicago Reader. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
3. ^ a b c "Reviews for Sway by Whirr". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
4. ^ ";". Alternative Press. October 2014. p. 102.
5. ^ a b "Whirr - Sway". Punknews.org. September 24, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
6. ^ Heller, Jason (September 22, 2014). "Whirr: Sway". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
7. ^ Essner, Dean (September 22, 2014). "Whirr — Sway". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
8. ^ "Whirr - Mumble by Graveface Records". SoundCloud. July 11, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

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