New Songs from Wavves

New Songs from Wavves

I have had a rather ambivalent relationship towards the scuzzy, bedroom punk music promulgated by San Diego band Wavves. Their first album, Wavvves, was a simple yet strangely inaccessible rumination on distortion in every sense of the word, bordering at times on early Animal Collective type mayhem. However (like much of Animal Collective's music), buried beneath all the fuzz was a brilliant gem of a pop song. So I decided to stay tuned.

A couple years, a couple added members and one meltdown later, Wavves is planning to release their follow up album. When I first heard the demo track for "Mickey Mouse" about a year ago I started to get my hopes up. The song features a repetitive structure (much like more recent AC...) and features several brilliant (AC-like) hooks and harmonies. Another song, entitled "Cool Jumper," is also making (ahem) waves around the internetz recently and features several catchy "oo-oo-ooos" and harmonies. Should be a great summer record. The finished album, which is entitled "King of the Beach," will indeed include these tracks as well as that "tubular" album art up top. It is due out in August via Fat Possum and Bella Union.

Wavves - "Cool Jumper"

Wavves - "Mickey Mouse"