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Led by Nathan Daniel William, who, when not watching Cops or drinking 40's in the park, blogs on classic rap and records waves of effortlessly great slack / crust / beach / punk compressed into 4 track cassettes in his San Diego bedroom.
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By N. Spadaro
Format:Audio CD
It's hard to describe Wavves as 'pop', by any stretch. Just look at the ingredients: layers of reverb, often incomprehensible lyrics, and heavily distorted guitar riffs; all fly in the face of even the most liberal definitions of pop music. But then, you listen to Wavvves (confusing, yes), their second full album, and before long, you realize that there's no way their music can reasonably be described as anything but.
The songs here sound like artifacts of the sixties- somewhere between the straightforward, sugary harmonies that dominated the earlier part of the decade and the heady exoticism of the later psychedelic movement. But Wavves are, at the same time, unmistakably a product of today- working in the same vein as Times New Viking and SoCal neighbors No Age, they use the thick sonic texture that drenches their music as an instrument, itself. The result is something far more interesting than a couple of kids simply reappropriating the sounds of an earlier generation. It's music that keys into some of the most basic ideas of what pop music IS: immediate, affecting, timeless.
The songs here sound like artifacts of the sixties- somewhere between the straightforward, sugary harmonies that dominated the earlier part of the decade and the heady exoticism of the later psychedelic movement. But Wavves are, at the same time, unmistakably a product of today- working in the same vein as Times New Viking and SoCal neighbors No Age, they use the thick sonic texture that drenches their music as an instrument, itself. The result is something far more interesting than a couple of kids simply reappropriating the sounds of an earlier generation. It's music that keys into some of the most basic ideas of what pop music IS: immediate, affecting, timeless.
By rose
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
one of wavves finests albums. lyrically the album is not the greatest but the musical composition, the distortion, and the raw lo-fi sound makes it absolutely phenomenal.
By Melbatunes
Format:Audio CD
What a great way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon. Distorted overload candy from the local West Coast factory. This is the good shit, a nasty little lo-fi Dinosaur Jr via Skip Spence type psych-pop noise offering just in time for the Olympics.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Horrible MP3 audio quality!
This MP3 is almost unlistenable because it's distorted. It sounds like the level was pushed too far, which does not work with digital anything! Read more
Published on August 4, 2010 by David
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wavve of sound
Poppy, loud and full of energy. A great cd for anyone interested in this band.
Published on May 12, 2010 by Christopher M. Hitsman
5.0 out of 5 stars
The formula for Wavves:
Take equal parts The Ventures and Surfaris, add in the tracks from Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, stir real thoroughly and this is what you get. Good experimental sunshine music! Read more
Published on February 11, 2010 by Dave
5.0 out of 5 stars
noise-pop's finest
This is far overdue. i've loved wavves since their first demos, and this album is a great first lp. It's catchy, but in a subtle way that keeps you engaged. Read more
Published on May 17, 2009 by Jack straton
4.0 out of 5 stars
Righteous and Rad too
This release from Wavvves is an in instant hit with me due to the fact i love lo-fi noisey punk. Outstanding tracks too, lots of fun. Read more
Published on March 24, 2009 by Calvin Murray
4.0 out of 5 stars
makes me happy.
4 and a half stars, mind you.
i received a copy of this album about a week and a half ago. i had never heard of this band at all. but... i dig what i hear. Read more
i received a copy of this album about a week and a half ago. i had never heard of this band at all. but... i dig what i hear. Read more
Published on March 18, 2009 by R. Rodriguez
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