description Whirr - Around Overview
Around is the debut studio album by the San Francisco shoegaze band Whirr, released on September 18, 2012, through Tee Pee Records. The album features densely layered, reverb-heavy guitars and ethereal vocals in the tradition of 1990s shoegaze bands such as My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. It was produced by guitarist Nick Bassett, who has also been associated with the band Nothing.
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Is Whirr's Around an album or an EP?
Around is a four-track EP, not Whirr's debut studio album. The verified release is dated July 9, 2013, and it was issued through Graveface Records. [Graveface Records](https://graveface.bandcamp.com/album/around)
What songs are on Whirr's Around EP?
The four tracks are Drain, Swoon, Keep, and Around. Their listed durations add up to about 28 minutes, with Drain lasting 8 minutes and 46 seconds. [Graveface Records](https://graveface.bandcamp.com/album/around)
Where does Around fit in Whirr's release history?
Around followed Whirr's 2012 debut album Pipe Dreams and came before the band's later 2014 album Sway. The EP also led to touring with Nothing in August 2013, a connection that influenced later collaborations between the bands. [Whirr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirr)
What makes Around sound like early-2010s shoegaze?
Its four songs use dense reverb-heavy guitars, long instrumental builds, and ethereal vocals in the tradition of My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. The combination of Drain's nearly nine-minute length and Graveface's cassette presentation gives the release a deliberately immersive feel. [Graveface Records](https://graveface.bandcamp.com/album/around)
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