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2010 studio album by Wavves
King of the Beach is the third studio album by the
American band
Wavves . It was set to be released in the USA by
Fat Possum Records and in the
UK by
Bella Union Records on August 3, 2010, but digital copies became available July 1 as a result of early leaks.
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Pitchfork placed it at number 50 on its list "The Top 50 Albums of 2010".
[15]
Nathan Williams on Twitter has confirmed that most of the material from the album was originally demos that he had written with drummer
Zach Hill of
Hella and
Death Grips .
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Album cover
In interviews, Nathan Williams has stated that the album cover is a cartoon version of
Snacks , his pet cat.
[16] A photo of Snacks was also featured on the cover of
Best Coast 's debut album,
Crazy For You .
[17] Snacks died in February 2022, as confirmed on the band's Instagram page.
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "King of the Beach" Nathan Williams 2:38 2. "Super Soaker" Williams 2:29 3. "Idiot" Williams 2:50 4. "When Will You Come" Williams 2:35 5. "
Post Acid " Williams 2:09 6. "Take On the World" Williams 2:42 7. "Baseball Cards" Williams 3:02 8. "Convertible Balloon" Billy Hayes 2:23 9. "Green Eyes" Williams 3:47 10. "Mickey Mouse" Williams/
Spector /
Barry /
Greenwich 3:53 11. "Linus Spacehead" Steven Pope 3:14 12. "Baby Say Goodbye" Hayes 5:11 Total length: 36:42
"Mickey Mouse" contains samples from "
Da Doo Ron Ron " by
The Crystals
The Japanese CD replaces track 10 "Mickey Mouse" with "Mutant", and adds a bonus track "Stained Glass".
Charts
Album
As of 2011 it has sold 18,563 copies in United States according to
Nielsen SoundScan .
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Personnel
Nathan Williams - vocals, guitar, keyboards, additional percussion, drums on "When Will You Come".
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Stephen Pope - bass, baritone guitar, synthesisers.
Billy Hayes - drums, keyboards, vocals on "Baby Say Goodbye".
References
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AllMusic . Retrieved September 21, 2011 .
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b Kornhaber, Spencer (July 2, 2010).
"Review: Wavves, 'King of the Beach' (Fat Possum)" .
Spin .
SpinMedia . Retrieved August 3, 2010 .
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c Cohen, Ian (July 1, 2010).
"Wavves: King of the Beach Album Review" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved August 3, 2010 .
^ Keresman, Mark (August 18, 2010).
"Wavves' addictive surf-punk makes it king of the beach" .
SF Weekly . San Francisco Media Co. Retrieved August 24, 2015 .
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"Wavves King of the Beach Review" .
BBC . Retrieved August 24, 2015 .
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"King of the Beach by Wavves" .
Metacritic .
CBS Interactive . Retrieved October 5, 2016 .
^ Coplan, Chris (July 13, 2010).
"Wavves - King of the Beach" .
Consequence of Sound . Consequence Holdings LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010 .
^ Renshaw, David (July 27, 2010).
"Wavves - King of the Beach" .
Drowned in Sound . Archived from
the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ Hann, Michael (July 29, 2010).
"Wavves: King of the Beach" .
The Guardian . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ Milton, Jamie.
"Wavves - King Of The Beach" .
MusicOMH . Archived from
the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ Nesbitt, Huw (July 29, 2010).
"Album review: Wavves - 'King of the Beach' (Bella Union)" .
NME .
IPC Media . Archived from
the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ Dolan, Jon (August 2, 2010).
"King of the Beach" .
Rolling Stone .
Wenner Media . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ Cole, Matthew (August 1, 2010).
"Review: Wavves, King of the Beach" .
Slant Magazine . Retrieved August 3, 2010 .
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"Wavves Move Up Release of New LP | News" . Pitchfork . June 25, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2012 .
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"Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2010 | Features" . Pitchfork . December 16, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2012 .
^ Lindsay, Cam (August 6, 2010).
"Best Coast Explain the Influence of Snacks the Cat" .
Exclaim! . Ian Danzig. Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
^
"Take Cover: Best Coast's Crazy for You" .
Pitchfork . 9 July 2010.
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"WAVVES on Instagram: "Words can't express what this little guy means to me. I'm not going to wax poetic. Short and sweet here. I'll see you on the other side brother 🖤🖤🤝🤝" " .
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"King of the Beach - Wavves" . Retrieved June 22, 2011 .
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"Data" . marathonpacks.tumblr.com . Archived from
the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
^ Insert of King of The Beach's CD
External links
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