Last night Bay Area shoegazer’s, Whirr posted scathing comments about the trans-feminist punk-outfit, G.L.O.S.S. on Twitter. Not long after the onslaught of transphobic-insults breached the lines of the popular social-media site, the band’s record label, Run For Cover followed with formal-statement issuing Whirr‘s contractual release.
While well-known for their fondly-familiar shoegaze-sound in the vain of such bands as: My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, and Ride, these San Francisco players will now be looking for a new home to house their material.
Although the original tweet-thread, hatefully-aimed at the Sadie Switchblade led punk-troop, G.L.O.S.S. has since been removed, here is what the members of Whirr posted:
Lol @ G.L.O.S.S.
– Whirr(@free_whirl) October 17, 2015
@toothlessmile there is literally nothing not hilarious about that “band”.
– Whirr(@free_whirl) October 16, 2015
@samufiser misogyny is hating women. g.l.o.s.s. Is just a bunch of boys running around in panties making shitty music.
– Whirr(@free_whirl) October 19, 2015
After delivering disparaging statements about the band, Whirr switched gears into issues on suicide:
@briannaocs we could put on dresses.
– Whirr(@free_whirl) October 20, 2015
@elohellie lol attempting suicide. If you’re gonna do it, do it right the first time.
– Whirr(@free_whirl) October 20, 2015
@elohellie @ShieldExhile nah, that’s an actual stance on suicide. My mom committed suicide why can’t all these trans kids get it right?
– Whirr(@free_whirl) October 20, 2015
Having gained a distinct-reputation for their aggressive approach on social-media in the past, founding guitarist, Nick Bassett has displayed his perspective on how this negative-image might effect record sales:
“I’d be stoked that we didn’t suck anyone’s dick as a band and were just real dudes being real. If we weren’t selling records anymore, that would be a wrap for us.”
The band’s most current negative behavior has caused both Run For Cover and Graveface to drop them from their label and alienate them from any known-association altogether:
According to Nick Bassett, the damaging tweets were produced by a friend of the bands’ who allegedly had access to their Twitter account. The bassist states he will handle all of Whirr‘s social-media affairs from here on out.
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