Wavves Talks about King of the Beach

Wavves Talks about King of the Beach

Nathan Williams has put a lot of thought into this new record and it shows. There is actually a variety of moods and textures on this album! From the upbeat jam "Post-Acid" to the nearly Panda Bear "Baseball Cards," this album delivers almost constant and welcome surprises. I already posted a couple songs a bit ago but I still havent got enough. If you lived through the '90s on early Green Day, Weezer or the like, this will be a familiar and nostalgic update on similar themes.

Post Acid - King of the Beach

"Baseball Cards" on yt.

Cuddle Up WIth: Oberhofer

Cuddle Up WIth: Oberhofer

Oberhofer is the moniker for Brad Oberhofer, a local Seattle/Tacoma guy who has migrated east to the thriving Brooklyn music scene. He is unsigned, but his new local and recent blog buzz will certainly propel him into the indie spotlight.

Oberhofer's melodies and guitar riffs are beautiful, raw and deeply American. His free EP o0Oo0Oo (yep) is a sloppy seven track endeavor full of catchy and rather surprisingly creative tunes. Comparisons have been made with The Dodos, Wavves, Real Estate, Animal Collective, etc.

Though the entire EP is great, "Away FRM U" stands out above the rest. The song is a highway anthem of the highest quality. The opening guitar line will send chills down your spine and as the deep percussive rhythms emerge you will probably feel the urge to run into the filming of a sudo-hipster Levi's commercial where the sun sets on buff youthful models who have been forced into skinny jeans. Its like the feeling you would have nannying the immaculately conceived children of Kerouac and Whitman.

Oberhofer is the denim jeans of indie rock.

Oberhofer :: Away FRM U
Oberhofer :: I Could Go

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Download the free EP HERE

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"