
Singles Club : Gregor and Sweet Whirl
Gregor and Sweet Whirl, flagbearers of textured Melbourne pop, take a Creedence classic into the twilight zone.
Gregor and Sweet Whirl released two of 2020âs best albumsâDestiny and How Much Works.
Destinyâs full of left-field observations and intimate confessions from Gregor, one of Australiaâs true pop eccentrics. Like a painterâs palette, its colours and moods bleed into one another, drawing you into its epic and engrossing psychedelic world.
And on How Much Works Sweet Whirlâs Esther Edquist stakes her claim as one of the countryâs best songwriters, using heartache as a tool to move forward, rather than dwelling in its pain. Itâs full of vintage drum machines and waves of organ.
We think the two work so well together, that we asked them to team up for our new RISING: Singles Club release. Theyâve come up with a downbeat cover of Creedence Clearwater Revivalâs âHave You Ever Seen the Rainâ.
The pairâs take flips the Americana classic on its head with dusky synths; a deep, loping bassline; and sharp, synthesised hi-hats. Edquistâs spoken/sung call and response adds an element of danger, before the song opens up as the singers join for its melancholic chorus. Gregor and Sweet Whirlâs âHave You Ever Seen the Rainâ takes you from the original trackâs wide-open plains all the way into the twilight zone. You might even get to see them perform it live under a full moon, soon.
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