Hideaway

Wavves - Hideaway
Critic Score
Based on 18 reviews
2021 Ratings: #678 / 753
User Score
Based on 153 ratings
2021 Rank: #898
Liked by 4 people
July 16, 2021 / Release Date
LP / Format
Fat Possum / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
NME

Now with the liberty of turning attention to new creative pathways, Williams has crafted one of their finest albums to date, this record an unshackled upping of the game.

80
DIY

It both bears the hallmarks of the band’s previous output and nods to the more introspective state they’re currently occupying.

80
Northern Transmissions

Like all great pop music, Wavves have managed to hit perfect juxtaposed balance between upbeat sonic catchiness and lyrical themes that lean closer to pain, frustration and anxiety.

80
God Is in the TV

Hideaway sees the band manoeuvre and mature into a slicker sound. There’s nothing massively new in terms of the themes explored on this record but you won’t mind that if you’re already a fan of Wavves’ personal brand of self-loathing, sarcasm, anxiety and depression.

70
AllMusic

This easygoing, smooth, and poppy record stands tall next to their finest work and only comes up a little short because it lacks the one or two killer songs that make their best albums really pop.

70
Uncut

The fuzz-heavy pop-punk he was making back then still echoes loudly here but by connecting with producer Dave Sitek, the material also sounds crisper.

70
Exclaim!

Even when Wavves tread some familiar territory, the nine-song album is so short and peppy that it whooshes by like a refreshing ocean breeze. Pretty good for a landlord!

62
Pitchfork
Working with producer Dave Sitek, Nathan Williams returns with another mixed bag of combative rock songs that are straightforward to a fault.
60
The Skinny

Wavves are no stranger to this smooth-to-rugged combination, and on Hideaway, the mix feels like a familiar cocktail recipe that mostly hits all the right notes.

60
The Line of Best Fit

A warm welcome back after years of revisiting old Wavves, new Wavves is a bit more mature, maybe riddled with a few more demons, but here to get back into the music we’ve missed.

60
Dork
They begin the album desperately searching for a respite and stability amongst the whirling, unpredictable world around them. As ‘Hideaway’ draws to a close, they find it and sink into its depths.
60
Kerrang!

Hideaway could perhaps have done with a few more leftfield moments ... because while it’s breezy and over before you know it, that’s largely because the majority of it is in one sedate speed setting.

60
The Arts Desk

Hideaway is modestly of a piece, ambitious only in its musical open mind and intransigently torn point of view.

50
The Young Folks
Hideaway is a couple songs away from being a condensed retelling of Wavves’ history. After a strong reviving their gritty but pop-friendly punk, the group’s experimentation gets the best of them, withdrawing from their strengths for some fun out West and back in the production studio.
50
Classic Rock

Wavves' Nathan Williams has given his social anxiety free rein on Hideaway, an album full of lo-fi pop-tinged melodies sugar- coating a bitter centre that was conceived in the shed at the end of his parents’ garden.

opinionofnobody
50

Wavves got predictable and boring. Also, it doesn't help that now Nathan Williams is a sucky landlord 😒

gopxity
55

This band doesn't seem to have the same punch that they once did and I don't see myself returning to this record as much as I do some of their past work, however, I suppose there is some pretty decent poppy rock tracks and none the tracks were too bad. This is only okay to me.

Favorite tracks: Hideaway, Sinking Feeling, Marine Life, Planting a Garden
Least favorite: Caviar

ARTPOP
65

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lucasapicard
62

1. Thru Hell [6/10]
2. Hideaway [7/10]
3. Help Is on the Way [5/10]
4. Sinking Feeling [7/10]
5. Honeycomb [6/10]
6. The Blame [5/10]
7. Marine Life [7/10]
8. Planting Garden [7/10]
9. Caviar [6/10]

TOTAL: 56 / 9 = 6.22

80

I think this one grew on me a lot. Sinking feeling is a banger.

twwalter
44

Landlord and bootlick notwithstanding, this is a painfully dull album.

Must listen: "Caviar" is ok enough to be a filler track on older albums.

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Track List

1Thru Hell
2:45
54
2Hideaway
3:57
55
3Help is on the Way
3:23
65
4Sinking Feeling
3:33
77
5Honeycomb
4:11
55
6The Blame
3:07
55
7Marine Life
2:05
45
8Planting a Garden
2:24
59
9Caviar
3:47
46
Total Length: 29 minutes
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Added on: May 4, 2021