I like Wavves a lot but not as much as I did a coupla weeks ago and I’ll tell you why:
1. familiarity breeds contempt -we got the trick, we understood it. And it is killer. worked for JAMC, why not add a surf buzz and give it another shot. But now we know, we , er know.
2. King Of the Beach isn’t as good as Wavvves. It isn’t terrible. Three tracks have made my faves list. But it is kinda samey… the point I guess, still, there is a staticness to it.
3. That laugh at the start of “Idiot” has me reaching for next.
4. I haven’t seen em live. This is a personal quirk maybe but how a band performs live matters a lot to me. I can’t guess though the buzz is positive.
5. Nathan Williams comes across as awful smug for his age.
6. Although, and contrariwise, this from Wikipedia ” He experienced public breakdown as the band was unable to complete their set at the 2009 Barcelona Primavera Sound Festival, Williams, who admitted he’d taken a cocktail of ecstasy and Valium, fought with drummer Ryan Ulsh and insulted the Spanish crowd, who then pelted him with bottles and a shoe. Apologizing for their performance, Williams admitted the next day that he was addicted to alcohol. As a result, the band canceled the remainder of their European tour.”
So maybe
7. He isn’t ALL BAD
But
8. Until he writes another song as good as “No Hope Kids”, we are gonna hafta wait and see.