Swirlies

The Swirlies are a band from Boston that formed in 1990. Similar to My Bloody Valentine they have been referred to as shoegaze musicians. They play loud, wall of noise, guitar music. The Swirlies released a series of EPs and three albums -

The Swirlies are a band from Boston that formed in 1990. Similar to My Bloody Valentine they have been referred to as shoegaze musicians. They play loud, wall of noise, guitar music. The Swirlies released a series of EPs and three albums -- Blonder Tongue Audio Baton (1993), They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days in the Glittering World of the Salons (1996) and the remix record Strictly East Coast Sneaky Flute Music (1998) -- on the Taang! label before moving on to Bubblecore Records for 2003's Cats of the Wild Volume 2. A handful of singles have also appeared through Slumberland, Pop Narcotic and Working Holiday. Damon Tutunjian and Andrew Bernick have been with the band throughout its existence, with Adam Pierce and Rob Laakso filling out the most recent core lineup. Controversial offshoot The Yes Girls also released a limited edition album in 2000 on the Pehr label.