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a r t i s t :: Wavves
t i t l e :: Life Sux EP
d a t e :: 2011-09-27
l a b e l :: Ghost Ramp
g e n r e :: Indie
s o u r c e :: WEB
b i t r a t e :: 283 kbps avg
e n c o d e r :: LAME
t r a c k s :: 5
p l a y t i m e :: 17:57
s i z e :: 39.22MB
tracklist
1 Bug 2:54
2 I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl 5:02
3 Nodding Off (Feat. Best Coast) 3:00
4 Poor Lenore 3:48
5 Destroy (Feat. Members Of Fucked Up) 3:13
releasenotes
Named for his fear of the ocean, Wavves, the skuzzy project of San Diego
slacker Nathan Williams, is a blend of distorted no-fi and refined sunshiny
melodies. Charmingly messy, most of his lyrics, while difficult to decipher,
generally revolve around the subjects of weed, boredom, and the beach -- when
he isn't poking jabs at the gloomy subculture of goth rock (a common theme,
found in "Goth Girls," "California Goths," "Summer Goths," "Surf Goths," and
"Beach Goths"). Wavves was conceived just after Williams, at age 21, quit his
job as a clerk at Music Trader, while he was dividing his free time between
skateboarding, writing for his hip-hop blog, Ghost Ramp, and making music
using an '80s Tascam cassette recorder and Garage Band software. Due to his
inexperience with the program, the result of one month's worth of bedroom
recording sessions was two full albums of songs: all completely mangled by
overdriven inputs. Rather than scrapping the material, he embraced the
in-the-red aesthetic and started promoting the songs online. Wavves was
quickly embraced and touted as "the next big thing" by Internet music critics
and fellow bloggers.
Many praised the immediacy and D.I.Y. nature of his work, and Williams
capitalized on those aspects, continuously uploading free digital versions of
his music -- including two 7" singles, a cassette, and an EP -- all with
simple self-drawn artwork or scanned photos for cover art. Wavves' first LP,
simply titled Wavves, became available around this time as well, and it was
released in a limited run by Woodsist. The more confusingly titled Wavvves
(note the third "V") followed just after, and was planned for release by De
Stijl before Williams jumped ship to Fat Possum. After the track list was
revamped, the release date was pushed back a month and Wavvves was officially
made available on March 17, 2009. After receiving mostly glowing reviews in
April, Wavves got his share of bad press in late May. While performing live at
the Primavera Sound Festival, assisted by drummer Ryan Ulsh, Williams had a
minor meltdown and walked offstage. Later, he issued an apology, chalking up
the incident to poor decision-making and a drug concoction of ecstasy, Valium,
and Xanax. In 2010, after recording a few tracks with indie drummer
extraordinaire Zach Hill, Williams entered the studio with Grammy-winning
producer Dennis Herring to record a straightforward and surprisingly polished
album. Following the August release of King of the Beach, Wavves toured as a
trio with Williams assisted by former bandmates of the late Jay Reatard,
bassist Stephen Pope and drummer Billy Hayes. In the fall of 2011, Williams
releases a new EP under the Wavves name, titled Life Sux, featuring guest
appearances by Best Coast and Fucked Up.
Band-Url: http://www.myspace.com/wavves
Shop-Url: http://tinyurl.com/6de2m2c
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