Wavves started off as just Nathan Williams. Another dude with a one man bedroom band project. So far, so good. His debut album gained a lot of attention from it's incredible lo-fi indebted sound. Around that time, lo-fi was just beginning to creep into the spotlight of cool. On his second album "Wavvves", he stepped it up a notch: more slurred lyrics and pop hooks with guitars reminiscent of a buzz saws. Not forgetting the drums that sounded like a musical tramp in a dark alley smashing bins. His anthem "So Bored" was born from the second record and the whole of his sophomore effort was met with more admiration. This was around the time that lo-fi was super cool on the underground level. Then, after a short break, Nathan came back with his masterpiece: "King Of The Beach" which is a consistent record of twelve belters that delve into experimentation and pop. It also saw a great leap in terms of fi, you can clearly hear the vocals for a start! And the guitar sound rocks the loud quite sound with switches from jangle to crunch. Most "slacker" rockers would simply put out the same stuff all the time because that's their shtick. Williams and Wavves however, just keep getting better. He has become an icon of the underground scene, mainly because he kicks out the best tunes. Songs about the beach, getting stoned, chilling out, waves and the sun combined with scuzzy guitars and pounding percussion make Wavves a great band musically. Not forgetting the vocal delivery of "couldn't care less" slurs and chirruping 'oohs' and 'ahhs' straight out of your favourite 60s pop record. People have fallen in love with their simplicity in a world where only the best computer based dubstep music is accepted. Wavves took it back and continue to take it back to the classic one dude and his guitar sound. But with the music must come the image: Nathan rocks the psychedelic punk look with tye-dye, cartoon character t-shirts and caps. This image is very much popular among teens everywhere. Crazy looking clothes are in, and so is the d.i.y sound that Nathan championed. If you like music that is crunchy and chewy at the same time with plenty of singalong moments and guitars then Wavves are perfect for you. Wavves are a pitch un-perfect summary of a whole scene.
WAVVES ANTHEMS: "Post Acid" "So Bored" "King Of The Beach" "No Hope Kids"
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http://wavves.net/Written by Jack Parker for Power Chord Music Blog. Drawing by Jack Parker. Feel free to leave comments and thoughts.
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