Swirlies
1 upcoming show.
Swirlies is an American indie rock band formed in Boston in 1990. The group has undergone numerous lineup changes but has remained active, releasing a series of albums that blend shoegaze, lo‑fi, and pop influences. Their history and discography are documented on their official site, Richmond County Archives.
Reviews & press
- Trouser Press ↗ — “The Swirlies have never quite settled on an identity, and that suits them just fine — they’ve got one foot squarely in My Bloody Valentine territory, another in the region of home-recording tape‑weird”
- Pitchfork ↗ — “Cats of the Wild, Volume Two ... is kind of The Swirlies' seventh album—though it's actually more like a seven‑song EP with 20 minutes of aimless noise tacked on at the end—and it perfectly embodies t”
- PopMatters ↗ — “My introduction to the Swirlies came many, many moons ago (well, in 1993, to be exact), at a college radio station‑sponsored gig at a tiny shack in New Britain, Connecticut, a show at which the band m”