lol @free_whirl like cultural vapor grasping @ straws by using "shock value" to get people to say your band's name bc otherwise no one would
— waxahatchee (@k_crutchfield) October 20, 2015
Can Whirr be set on fire
— ADULT MOM (@adultmomband) October 20, 2015
Seriously, #fuckwhirr. G.L.O.S.S. forever
— David Anthony (@DBAnthony) October 20, 2015
And possibly the most accurately cutting critique:Upside: there r so many other boring MBV-worshiping talentless hack bands out there that u can listen to sans transphobia! #fuckwhirr4e
— Chumped (@ChumpedBand) October 20, 2015
The singer of G.L.O.S.S. even apparently joined Twitter to dig into the bullshit:This is Whirr. pic.twitter.com/78TanNuEwj
— CRYING (@cryingband) October 20, 2015
@free_whirl r u just sad u missed the boat on punk and play music for people with Macklemore hair who blog about bacon-infused bloodymarys?
— SadieSwitchblade (@trannyterrorist) October 20, 2015
@trannyterrorist nothing will ever change that fact that your band is literally the goofiest thing on earth.
— Whirr (@free_whirl) October 20, 2015
We as individuals and as a label are accepting of all people and require the same from the bands and people we work with…
— Run For Cover (@rfcrecords) October 20, 2015
We will not be working with Whirr from this point on and do not support that behavior in anyway. We will post a full statement tomorrow.
— Run For Cover (@rfcrecords) October 20, 2015
There you have it. The internet was swift and merciless. Whirr's most recent LP was released on Graveface Records who have not yet weighed in. Whirr continues to tweet bullshit.UPDATE: Although they didn't specficially say they would sever ties with the band, Graveface did tweet this:G.L.O.S.S. is awesome and crucially important and we need more bands like them.
— Run For Cover (@rfcrecords) October 20, 2015
Whirr has sobered up this morning and went for the Twitter apology Hail Mary:Graveface supports positive action and equality. We have zero interest in working w/ hateful people. Donate here: https://t.co/IP8KBjZ4H0
— Graveface Records (@graveface_recs) October 20, 2015
Pitchfork asked Run for Cover if the band's apology changed things. This is what they said:"Frankly, no, it doesn’t change anything. We were aware of the information in Whirr’s statement when we made the decision. Although the band is not signed to our label, and never have been, we have decided to not work with them in the future, and stop selling their releases we did have a hand in. Also, despite being at a financial net loss with Whirr and Camera Shy, we will be donating $3,000 to a TBA non profit in support of equal rights for LGBTQ.We will be posting what organization later today, we just didn’t want to jump the gun on that decision."— Whirr (@free_whirl) October 20, 2015