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Anyone who wanted to bring their relationship with fuzzy noise pop - one that got serious in recent year thanks to records from No Age, Times New Viking and Abe Vigoda - up a notch in 2009, then San Diego's Nathan Williams was your man. Looser, more experimental and lo-fi than all three of the above put together, Williams four-track bedroom recording output as Wavves proved deeply addictive stuff, although not the only addiction associated with him as alcohol and drugs upset a hectic '09 touring schedules. Despite attacks from certain members of the online music press, Wavves' two, yes two, self-titled efforts remain hugely encouraging.
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 It’s a blustery afternoon in London Fields, where Ragged Words aims to meet Wavves’ Nathan Williams and Ryan Ulsh for a chat ahead of their show at London’s the Old Blue Last tomorrow night. The Californians are relaxing in a cranny of Hackney’s the Dove pub, feasting on... |
_album_cover.jpg "Review of Wavves - King Of The Beach by Wavves") Nathan Williams’ infamous meltdown at last year’s Primavera Festival - infamous, that is, if you follow the inner workings of the online music community - marked a watershed moment for this little world in which we operate.... |
 This time last year British-based label Bella Union were celebrating the release of Fleet Foxes self-titled debut, a record which is generally considered 2008’s best. This in itself couldn’t be more different to Wavves - Bella Union’s newest acquisition - but where Nathan... |
