It’s hard to believe that these scruffy beach anthems are the work of just one guy from San Diego, Nathan Williams, but they are, and they’re thoroughly badass. Taking some cues from fellow Californians No Age but with an even looser pop punk scrawl, his lo-fi is garagey and raw but comes off totally gnarly with its dirty melodies and sunny disposition. His self-titled cassette has been receiving tons of bloggage in all the right places and in 2009, Wavves is set to release a ridiculous amount of new ones. There are seven or so 7”s coming out on various labels like of Fat Possum, Young Turks, Release the Bats, and also on Dean from No Age’s label Post Present Medium. Another full length is due on Woodsist soon also, furthering this terrific scuffed up and wild armed/eyed vibe. I had a quick chat with Nathan via email re: all of that stuff.
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