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. Wavves announce king of the beach 10th anniversary tour. Wavves frontman nathan williams is still a landlord, but at least there will be a king of the beach 10year anniversary tour, complete with a purple kush vinyl reissue. King of the beach by wavves, released 03 august 2010 1. Californian indie punk rockers wavves will return to australia in march to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their landmark, third album, king of the beach. Unlike previous efforts, the sound is crisp and clear but isnt devoid of williams distinct nasally vocals and poppy fourchord crunch. Wavves king of the beach lyrics and tracklist genius. Baby say goodbye in its quest for an endless summer, king of the beach wears its california lineage with pride. King of the beach, the new wavves album is an adventurous and ambitious record. 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.
The remainder of king of the beach ventures, mostly, on the punkier side of wavves sound. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. His new record, king of the beach is a classic third album model. He models himself after green day and cali punk, but until recently wrapped it around a wall of trash sound. Now that the blizzard of distortion heard on nathan williams first two albums, wavves and wavvves, has lifted you can really hear the songwriter that lies beneath. It also unexpectedly flips out with elements of primitive electronics and psychedelic studio experimentation. Wavves king of the beach 10th anniversary tour amplifier capitol.
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. Thought you guys might like my version of king of the beach. Features song lyrics for wavvess king of the beach album. On the new album king of the beach, wavves now a threepiece has endured a bit of a facelift productionwise. King of the beach is the third studio album by the american band wavves. Slacker punk dude nathan williams once declared himself king of the beach, but now the wavves leader has become the king of an eightunit.
The albums title may be something of an egofueled joke on indies ongoing infatuation with. King of the beach is primarily describing the easiness and carefree atmosphere of spending time with friends, but also is layered by dark and. It cuts deeper into the bleeding throat zatharsis and 60s sunshine soul that. Reviews of king of the beach by wavves, nathan williams san diego surf rockpunk oneman act with his 3rd album, boasting a more produced, less lofi sound. Find similar albums to king of the beach wavves on allmusic. The rising punkpop bands latest offering is out today in digital form and on cd and vinyl august 3. Recorded in worldrenowned sweet tea studios, the experimental musical project started by san diegobased nathan williams leaves laptop production and fuses fuz. Granted, this wasnt their debut record but it was the first album that really started to, pun intended, make waves.
Wavves 5th album aptly titled v is a big return to form. It amounts to nothing more than average poppunk and sounds like, dare i say it, if blink182 listened to. It presents a more polished, coherent wavves, swapping lofi haze for skaterpunk powerchords and enough gleefully catchy moments. Wavves king of the beach zip download free download. San diego, californias wavves nathan williams is a psychedelic mixture of noise, garage rock, surf pop, stoner punk and much more noise. First track from the unreleased album king of the beach which will be available for purchase on july 1st via fat possum records. But king of the beachs specialty is warped tourready choruses, charred with noise and peppered with lyrics from a selfhating surfer teen who sees sunburn as spiritual penance for being a. It was set to be released in the usa by fat possum records and in the uk by bella. 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. No life for me, a teamup release between nathan williams of wavves and dylan baldi of cloud nothings, is the most effortless music either has produced in years. Wavves third album is both their first not recorded using a builtin mic on a laptop, but also their first that sounds like a real band. American alternative indie rockers wavves are heading back down under for their 10th anniversary king of the beach tour, where they will be performing the album in full plus some fan favourites to propel the shows into one big dance and singalong party.
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. Kings of the beach is sport game, published in 1989 by electronic arts. Wavves king of the beach veroffentlichungen discogs. But you still youre never gonna stop me youre never gonna stop me youre never gonna stop me youre never gonna stop me 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 wide wide. All the king of the road webisodes in one 55minute, fulllength video. 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. Wavves king of the beach live lollapalooza, august 6. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The san diego native knows how to play the system, so when the major labels came knocking a few years ago looking to turn wavves into the next socalled. Top 10 most popular torrent sites of 2020 torrentfreak.
Download the wavves discography torrent or choose other verified torrent downloads for free with torrentfunk. Wavves is a landlord now and everyone is freaking out. Wavves nathan williams has repeated the act of napoleon dynamites jamiroquai dance, david beckhams career revival following a 1998 world cup sending off. Theres an official video for king of the beach, and it includes everything a wavves video should include. Faders summer music issue cover star wavves has got a new record. Look, wavves is kinda brilliant, a singular weirdo who has written two albums that are almost satirical about their own hatefulness and sunny disposition. Snacks the cat, wavves weed grinders, video games, couches, a vaporizer, and wavves.
It cuts deeper into the bleeding throat catharsis and 60s sunshine soul that wavves is known for. King of the beach finds one of the more divisive and controversial figures in lofi indie rock reaching something approaching maturity, recording a proper studio album with discernible vocals and a much clearer grasp on his art. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from wavves at the discogs marketplace. Lead single post acid is by far the most pedestrian song on the album.
King of the beach is less abrasive, but its still a wildly messy pastiche. The best means of leaving critics dumbfounded is through an act of sheer excellence, one that arrives completely out of the blue. Wavves king of the beach vinyl lp shop music direct. Whilst i enjoyed the singles off the afraid to heights album as a whole i was very underwhelmed by it. 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.
Wavves announce king of the beach 10year anniversary tour. 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 wide open at the beach in my dream 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. V picks up more where king of the beach left off, nathans paranoid stoner anxieties are back to the. On this strong return after a tough year, nathan williams enlists jay reatards backing band, polishes his sound, and embraces poppunk. In lieu of an apology, king of the beach will serve very nicely. As we do our best to continue a longstanding tradition, we see that the pirate bay is in the lead once again, taking turns with yts. 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 king of the beach 10th anniversary tour w sadgirl and special guests. It cuts deeper into the bleeding throat zatharsis and 60s sunshine soul that wavves is known for.
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