Single Alert!
Ok, enough about the song quality. It's SUPPOSED to sound that way. If you can't get past it and hear the amazing melodies underneath, move on. But if you can, "So Bored" could be your single of the year. Fantastic!
| 01 |
Rainbow Everywhere |
1:29 | $0.99 | |
| 02 |
Beach Demon |
3:31 | $0.99 | |
| 03 |
To The Dregs |
1:56 | $0.99 | |
| 04 |
Sun Opens My Eyes |
3:20 | $0.99 | |
| 05 |
Gun In The Sun |
2:33 | $0.99 | |
| 06 |
So Bored |
3:13 | $0.99 | |
| 07 |
Goth Girls |
3:13 | $0.99 | |
| 08 |
No Hope Kids |
2:13 | $0.99 | |
| 09 |
Weed Demon |
2:38 | $0.99 | |
| 10 |
California Goths |
2:21 | $0.99 | |
| 11 |
Summer Goth |
2:05 | $0.99 | |
| 12 |
Beach Goth |
3:51 | $0.99 | |
| 13 |
Killr Punx, Scary Demons |
1:45 | $0.99 | |
| 14 |
Surf Goth |
2:08 | $0.99 |
Write a Review 10 Member Reviews
the best
i've been listening for over 20 years to all sorts of underground music of all sorts and this is gritty and melodic enough to soak the whole room in a heavy dream-like sugary creamy substance i'd consider some of the greatest stuff i've ever heard.
Crappy sound quality
Some good songs, but the sound is so bad that is makes my head hurt! I don't understand the need to make raw music sound like total crap!
Great performance
Nathan puts on a good concert. The live performance has less fuzz and you can hear all of the hooks in his songs. Really talented.
Come on folks
I can't believe people with otherwise good taste in music are dissing this album and this band. "So Bored" alone makes Wavves one of the best new bands around. They may call it shitgaze, but at least somebody is taking shoegaze to the next logical level, all while making music with passion and conviction. A+
Bums me out.
I love lo-fi and I hate this. The guy's a kid, so I hate knocking him, but c'mon, there is so little songwriting and invention going on here other than making it sound crappy. This bums me out.
Rawk Out
The electronica stuff doesn't appeal to me, but "No Hope Kids" is my favorite new single of spring. Also get "Summer Goth," "Beach Demon," and "So Bored." Great low-fi rock songs. I can't believe this guy is only 22!
Great for station wagons!
This sounds great in my Buick station wagon. It just feels right.
ouch
I can handle some lo-fi, but this is off the charts. Is it you eMu? Or was this actually recorded to sound like crap?
why ...
does this sound to me like My Bloody Valentine doing so-cal punk? Actually not really at all, but I still love it!
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