King of the Beach

Wavves - King of the Beach
Critic Score
Based on 29 reviews
2010 Ratings: #209 / 924
User Score
Based on 317 ratings
2010 Rank: #152
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CRITIC REVIEWS

84
Pitchfork
On this strong return after a tough year, Nathan Williams enlists Jay Reatard's backing band, polishes his sound, and embraces pop-punk clarity.
MasterCrackfox
90

Okay, one last nostalgic trip down memory lane for tonight and I promise I'll be done. PROMISE.

Wavves is another group, similar to The Front Bottoms, who had a difficult time capturing the magic that was found on their earlier releases over the last decade. Granted, this wasn't their debut record but it was the first album that really started to, pun intended, make waves.

Wavves take the grungy garage rock style and mesh it into some surf-centric California-esque elements that makes you ... read more

thumbman
NR

👍👍👍

MeatCloset
80

Relistening to this brings me so much nostalgia. I remember listening to this stuff with my dad maybe as long as 10 years ago when I was a toddler. Those were the good days.

adrianiturralde
60

Fav track:
- Super Soaker

Loopyman
95

AMAZING ALBUM! GREEN EYES!!!!!!!

thumbman
NR

👍👍👍

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