Wavves King Of The Beach
Spin: 4 stars out of 5 -- "KING OF THE BEACH's specialty is Warped Tour-ready choruses, charred with noise and peppered with lyrics from a self-hating surfer teen who sees sunburn as spiritual penance for being a burnout."
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Vinyl LP Details
- Released: September 16, 2010
- Originally Released: 2010
- Label: Fat Possum Records
Entertainment Reviews:
Spin
4 stars out of 5 -- "KING OF THE BEACH's specialty is Warped Tour-ready choruses, charred with noise and peppered with lyrics from a self-hating surfer teen who sees sunburn as spiritual penance for being a burnout."Uncut - p.108
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his set deals -- albeit fleetingly -- with actual relationships, as well as Williams' own demons."Alternative Press - p.116
4 stars out of 5 -- "Williams' gift for melody, harmonies and choruses rise above the hiss of laptop speakers....[A] devilishly fun listen..."Billboard (p.28) - "In addition to its fast-paced punk tunes, KING OF THE BEACH also features a handful of mellow tracks with shimmering guitar lines and Brian Wilson-esque vocal layering..."
Mojo (Publisher) - p.106
4 stars out of 5 -- "Buzzing wide-eyed and joyful throughout, WAVVES blends the sand and girls fixation of early BEACH BOYS with frizzled Phil Spector pop..."Paste (magazine) - "[T]he album is saturated with high poly-harmonies, fingersnaps and hand claps..."
Tracks:
- 1.King of the Beach
- 2.Super Soaker
- 3.Idiot
- 4.When Will You Come
- 5.Post Acid
- 6.Take on the World
- 7.Baseball Cards
- 8.Convertible Balloon
- 9.Green Eyes
- 10.Mickey Mouse
- 11.Linus Spacehead
- 12.Baby Say Goodbye
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 44,343
- UPC: 767981122410
- Shipping Weight: 0.5/lbs (approx)
- International Shipping: 2 items