Emblematic of numerous bands of their era, Richmond, VA's
Whirlybird weren't aggro enough to earn punk points (not many anyway), but likely struck some indie scenesters as a tad high strung. Their penchant wasn't dissimilar to Superchunk, even if the material on this ep isn't as consequential. An even more apropos comparison would be Zoinks!, if that name rings a bell to you. All in all Whirlybird get us in and out in about eleven minutes, and since you're nabbing this for free you hardly have anything to lose.
01. Nine Lives
02. Circle
03. Shellshock
04. Pocket Sand
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Thanks for this one... I've had the vinyl forever and never got around to digitizing it. Saw these folks in a basement in Norfolk, VA a lifetime ago. According to Chris MacDonald's great book about Leatherface (Days and Days) Pat from Whirlybird is largely responsible for spreading the gospel of The Boat throughout the States in the early 90s. I discovered them thru my girlfriend who heard them first thru Pat I believe. And of course Ben Snakepit ended up in J Church and a ton of other projects.
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