Wavves didnt make it to be anything but a simple little fun beach album. It was set to be released in the usa by fat possum records and in the uk by bella union records on august 3, 2010, but digital copies became available july 1 as a result of early leaks. Named for his fear of the ocean, wavves, the skuzzy project of san diego slacker nathan williams, is a blend of distorted nofi and refined sunshiny melodies. Download king of the beach on itunes directed by focus creeps. Teamed with counting crowmodest mouse producer dennis herring, who approached williams after a show, king of the beach finds the overnight blog sensation in a cleanedup setting. Nathan williams proves himself wrong with this album he aint no slacker anymore but he still feels stupid. Their new album, king of the beach, was released in august 2010 just in time for the australian summer. By jumping from experimentation to nostalgia and back again, wavves king of the beach can match and will possibly eclipse the success of last years selftitled effort. Featuring a vaguely cleaner rock sound than their selftitled debut and king of the beach, the song is much more green day circa warning than their previous indie surfer rock. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from wavves at the discogs marketplace. Wavves youre welcome the music world according to the.
King of the beach lp by wavves 767981122410 vinyl lp. This year on july 26th, wavves, are playing at splendour in the grass sold out in australia so if you have a ticket be sure to see them. With that infusion of new talent comes king of the beach. The second song off of wavves third album, king of the beach. King of the beach, the most highfidelity wavves lp thus far, is too much of a pleasure for my cynicism to win out. King of the beach, an album by wavves on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. However, wavves seriously nailed it with king of the beach. Pitchfork placed it at number 50 on its list the top 50 albums of 2010. It also unexpectedly flips out with elements of primitive electronics and psychedelic studio experimentation. King of the beach benefits from a timely teamup with jay reatards former rhythm section and scrubbeddown vocals courtesy of modest. The following is the discography of wavves, an american rock band, formed in san diego, california in 2008 by singersongwriter nathan williams. Feb 28, 2011 download king of the beach on itunes directed by focus creeps.
Basically, its powerful, fastpaced noise pop at its best, with williams energetic vocals reeking. Named for his fear of the ocean, wavves, the skuzzy project of san diego slacker nathan williams, is a blend of. Granted, this wasnt their debut record but it was the first album that really started to, pun intended, make waves. King of the beach is a fairly flattering step in williams development under the wavves namesake, cleaned up like jay reatards last album, and a convincing comeback swipe besides, with some defiant lyrics and a ton of unsurprising admissionsstatements that simply reek of that funk most of us experience in our early twenties also known as. Jun 30, 2010 by jumping from experimentation to nostalgia and back again, wavves king of the beach can match and will possibly eclipse the success of last years selftitled effort.
Green eyes, id run away with you green eyes, cause im a fool i try running away im just not fas. Back in january when someone told me surfrock, perhaps the most antiquated of all subgenres and one of my most beloved, was making a comeback, i scoffed. It was set to be chinese automobile maker geely automobile received. King of the beach is the third studio album by the american band wavves. Nine is god, green eyes, king of the beach, my head hurts, way too much, biography. Youre welcome, v, no life for me, afraid of heights, king of the beach, singles. Williams has employed them before wavves mickey mouse from king of the beach is based. Mar, 2019 ill feel wide wide open let the sun burn my eyes let it burn my back at the beach in my dreams but you still youre never gonna stop me youre never gonna stop me youre never gonna stop me youre never gonna stop king of the beach king of the beach let the sun burn my eyes let it burn my back let it burn through my thighs ill feel wide wide open at the beach im with jeans and its wide. Ill feel wide wide open let the sun burn my eyes let it burn my back at the beach in my dreams but you still youre never gonna stop me youre never gonna stop me youre never gonna stop me youre never gonna stop king of the beach king of the beach let the sun burn my eyes let it burn my back let it burn through my thighs ill feel wide wide open at the beach im with jeans and its wide. It was originally released on cassette format in september before being rereleased on lpcd formats. Nathan williams on twitter has confirmed that most of the.
King of the beach, regardless of its fuzz, brazen outlook and apologetic undertone is still, above all things, an excellent embodiment of the season, but more importantly positions wavves, or really williams himself to finally earn this crown we were so quick to tear from a top his dome after only so recently placing it there. Imagine nathaniel west as a skatepunk burnout, or if the recipient of brian wilsons teenage symphonies to god told him to set stuff on fire in parking lots. King of the beach sold a modest 31,000 copies in the u. Serving as a furious, rambunctious tourdeforce of what wavves does best, king of the beach is a cohesive album that will not only satiate longtime fans, but also bring in new listeners that may have been turned off by the. Wavves lyrics, songs, albums and more at songmeanings. King of the beach, regardless of its fuzz, brazen outlook and apologetic undertone is still, above all things, an excellent embodiment of the season, but more importantly positions wavves, or really williams himself to finally earn this crown we were so quick to tear from a. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
The albums title may be something of an egofueled joke on indies ongoing infatuation with. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. King of the beach by wavveswavves wavves wavves free. Snotty and selfloathing as ever, even after catching a huge updraft of success, wavves 2010 outing finds indie rocks edward furlong, aka nathan williams, in an actual hifi studio. King of the beach is the title track from wavves latest album and also the records newest video. Wavves sometimes gets carried away neon balloon and its sea of synth gurgles and helium vocals is near silly but when williams finds his stride and carves the tube of punky psych sonics, the results are totally awesome. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
Nathan williams of wavves posted a soundcloud and itunes link to the first single off his upcoming album, v, and king slug did the two seconds of work to put it up for free. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Jul 01, 2010 the title track and the first song off of the wavves album, king of the beach. Today saw the release of hippies is punks, the first track this year from san diego based quartet wavves, for the sixth day of the 2012 adult swim singles program. But as with peers and pals best coast, wavves work in a vernacular that im sorry to say is dear to my heart. Utagoe acapella making software downloadinstmank skimuvalcu. Hell, the back of the album has a sketched picture of macaulay culkin with whited out eyes.
However, the songs here were catchy and youthful, and had a strong sense of surf rock appeal. San diego surf rock band, wavves formed in 2008 and via fat possum records in 2010 released there 3rd album king of the beach. It cuts deeper into the bleeding throat zatharsis and 60s sunshine soul that wavves is known for. Wavves king of the beach lyrics and tracklist genius. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. If anything, theyre even more explicit about it, going so far as to sample the crystals. Emo christmas, all star goth, big cloud, up and down, the lung, top tracks. Listen to the biggest hits from wavves, including demon to lean on, king of the beach, post acid, and more. Kroq locals only presents wavves king of the beach 10 year anniversary tour. Sep 24, 2011 your wait regarding wavves s brand new 2011 album, life sux is actually over, as you will not so easily find this life sux mediafire link everywhere online. But, after reforming alongside drummer billy hayes and bassist stephen pope both formerly of jay reatard, wavves are back in a big way. Wavves king of the beach 10 year anniversary usa tour. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Jul 29, 2010 t he title track of the third wavves album suggests nathan williams has had enough of being the lofi guy whos known for cracking up onstage.
Wavves is another group, similar to the front bottoms, who had a difficult time capturing the magic that was found on their earlier releases over the last decade. Check it out on slacker radio, on free internet stations like so cal summer, party alternative, grand theft radio too. On wavves next album, afraid of heights, for the first time the boys were working with much cleaner production. List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications. Eventbrite the crocodile presents wavves king of the beach 10 year anniversary usa tour tuesday, may 12, 2020 at the crocodile, seattle, wa. With success in touring and playing a festivals like sxsw and lollapalooza. You need only to be a little more patient and therefore the life sux mediafire 2011 launched by wavves will occupy many torrent websites, waiting for that you search to get it all. Nathan williams said of king of the beach that a lot more effort went into this than with. Kind of an acquired taste with how much the music switches from experimental craziness to straightahead rock grooves but if you can get past the weirdness, this stuff is pretty fuckin rad. The albums title may be something of an egofueled joke on indies ongoing infatuation with seaside fantasy, but.
Wavves searingly disenchanted new album king of the beach is a giddy perversion of every golden state stereotype. A friend in sfswears wavves king of the beach is the album of the year. San diego, californias wavves nathan williams is a psychedelic mixture of noise, garage rock, surf pop, stoner punk and much more noise. Wavves king of the beach zip download free download.
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