Mon, 2011-09-19 13:45 | by Carles
Nathan Williams is WAVVES, who recently 'tried to go mainstream' by debuting his EP's new mp3 on mtv.com and attending the VMAs. Bad move by him, because it seems like now he has 'totally lost the respect' of the authentic criticismsphere. Pitchfork 'panned the eff' out of him, basically saying he was 'immature' and incapable of evolving, but that's his gimmick, so I guess we have to decide if he is still worth buzzing even though one of the required indie gimmicks for any buzzband's career is the guise of 'evolution.'
Is Pitchfork 'effing done' with WVVS?
Great backhanded slam:
Williams treats the inaugural release on his Ghost Ramp label like a 24-year old's first apartment: Maybe you'd only want to spend 15 minutes tops in this ramshackle mess, but hey, he's enjoying his freedom.
"this lil ass hole is never really gonna do anything for us, he has reached his ceiling."
King of the Beach was a quantum leap for Wavves, but not so much for Nathan Williams. In the context of the monochrome, fuck-all noise of Wavvves, it was easier to stomach an attitude that hovered somewhere between high, hungover, and hateful. What pissed off a lot of people was the way he could broaden his sonic palette and galvanize his songwriting without even the slightest attitude adjustment: The world would have to start taking him seriously, and it was abundantly clear he had no plans to return the favor.
This dude's time is over. He already peaked. Not gonna deliver anything original ever again. His gimmick is established. Boring. Look for his next album to be MAJORLY panned.
Still, with an LP supposedly on its way by the end of the year, you don't have to wonder quite yet if using the brat factor as something of a crutch means that he already reached his ceiling and King of the Beach is the record he was put on this earth to make....
They mentioned HIPSTER RUNOFF in the review. I guess that means I am officially the #1 WAVVES + BEST COAST news source in the world.
Unsurprisingly, the track that gets him out of the artistic cul-de-sac is by far the best thing here: Crazy for You and King of the Beach coyly flirted with addressing the real-life relationship of its creators, and Williams' collaboration with Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino on "Nodding Off" doesn't get much into detail either. Still, it threatens to make even the most jaded Hipster Runoff devotee actually root for them: think Best Coast with more power, Wavves with more pop, or just a more reckless, less cerebral New Pornographers.
Some days I worry that I am 0% relevant. When u r mentioned as a MAJOR FORCE in indie [via Pitchfork review namedrop], then u know u have annoyingly willed your way to be an essential part of the indie rock discussion.
I wonder if this blog haunts them at night/if they have ever had a dream (nightmare) that involved HRO.
Is WAVVES "over"?
Is his gimmick 'fresh' or 'stale'?
Can he go more mainstreamier?
Do u think Nathan WIlliams and Bethersny will publicly breakup for their next album cycle's buzz?
Did Pitchfork 'nail it'?
Will Best Coast and WAVVES both see MASSIVE DROPS in scoring on their upcoming LPs?
Wavves
BuzzbandWAVVES is a fuzzy buzzy buzzband that sings about aliens, marijuana and being a failure in life but laughing abt it because u r high.
Lists: Members of WAVVES, drug users, 2k10 buzzbands
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Pitchfork Media
Company, BlogPitchfork is a popular indie blogzine that does reviews and gets mad hits.
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HIPSTER RUNOFF
Alternative Celebrity, Blog, Buzzband, Company, DJ, MemeHIPSTER RUNOFF is a blog worth blogging abt, created by Carles that is trying 2 stay relevant. It blogs abt buzzbands, alt_stuff, and memes.
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