Wavves – King of the Beach
Personal acrimony and a revolving door policy on band members aside, San
Diego band Wavves know a good time when they hear or write it. The
energy and straight-ahead projection of their music is quite
intoxicating. It’s bratty, opinionated and lots of fun.
With 13 tracks and a running time of less than 38 minutes, King Of The
Beach can never be said to overstay its welcome. Its short songs (almost
all are under three minutes long) come blasting out of the gate, bowl
you over and then disappear. That is until interest demands another go.
Everybody takes a shine to a lovably loser and main song writer Nathan
Williams is starting to show signs that he might actually be able to
hold on to those good times. He is also showing signs of progression as a
writer (he’s always been good with a hook).
King Of The Beach provides a perfect soundtrack to a summertime of sugar
and alcohol fuelled fun in the sun (in this hemisphere at any rate). As
an antidote to overly serious musical explorations and grand statement
rock, it’s hard to beat. Rob Hudson www.myspace.com/wavves
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