Wavves to return to Australia this May
U.S wunderkinds Wavves announce their much anticipated return to Australia for a national tour this coming May 2012.
Making their Australian debut last year with a small club tour and a blistering set at Golden Plains, Wavves left quite a mark on audiences across the country with their signature lo-fi punk rock.
The brainchild of San Diego native Nathan Williams,Wavves started as a one-man bedroom project, where he penned summer anthems about being a slacker and smoking weed. Four years on, they have morphed into a four-piece musical tour de force, with bass player Stephen Pope, guitarist Alex Gates and drummer Jacob Cooper joining Williams as permanent fixtures in the studio and on the road.
Even though he’s only been playing music as Wavves since early 2008, Williams has already amassed a formidable body of work in the form of three full-length albums (Wavves andWavvves and the critically acclaimed King Of The Beach), a handful of seven-inch singles, a stellar 8 track mini album called ‘Life Sux’ (telling the tale of two loathsome characters locked down in Bummertown), and a fourth album in as many years is already in the works.
Thrust into the spotlight after generating buzz through the brilliant home recordings of the first two albums – both chock-full of charisma and infectious power-pop – the distortion-happy, lo-fi slacker and his poppy melodies attracted fans quickly.
Releasing King Of The Beach in 2010, the album consolidated Wavves’ already burgeoning fanbase and marked the band’s breakthrough to a wider audience with its set of fuzzed up, fleshed out confections, that struck a chord with critics and audiences alike.
The 2011 follow up – Life Sux – is a compelling eight-song mini-album that picks up whereKing Of The Beach left off: at that rare intersection where form meets friction. The mini-album features collaborations with musical BFFs Best Coast and Fucked Up, and also boasts 2011's finest musical fan letter, I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl.
Join Wavves as they return to our shores this coming May for Groovin The Moo Festival and headline dates in what’s sure to be one of the must see shows of 2012.
Tickets on sale now.
Tuesday 8 May - The Zoo, Brisbane - tickets from Oztix, The Zoo and the usual outlets.
Wednesday 9 May - Corner Hotel, Melbourne - tickets from the Corner Hotel Box Office
Tuesday 15 May - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney - tickets from Moshtix and Penny Drop
Wednesday 16 May - Fowler's Live, Adelaide - tickets from Venue Tix and Moshtix
Friday 18 May - Rosemount Hotel, Perth - tickets from Heatseeker, Planet Video, 78 Records, Mills Records and Star Surf outlets
Also appearing nationally at Groovin' The Moo festival.
More GTM information and ticket details here.
Making their Australian debut last year with a small club tour and a blistering set at Golden Plains, Wavves left quite a mark on audiences across the country with their signature lo-fi punk rock.
The brainchild of San Diego native Nathan Williams,Wavves started as a one-man bedroom project, where he penned summer anthems about being a slacker and smoking weed. Four years on, they have morphed into a four-piece musical tour de force, with bass player Stephen Pope, guitarist Alex Gates and drummer Jacob Cooper joining Williams as permanent fixtures in the studio and on the road.
Even though he’s only been playing music as Wavves since early 2008, Williams has already amassed a formidable body of work in the form of three full-length albums (Wavves andWavvves and the critically acclaimed King Of The Beach), a handful of seven-inch singles, a stellar 8 track mini album called ‘Life Sux’ (telling the tale of two loathsome characters locked down in Bummertown), and a fourth album in as many years is already in the works.
Thrust into the spotlight after generating buzz through the brilliant home recordings of the first two albums – both chock-full of charisma and infectious power-pop – the distortion-happy, lo-fi slacker and his poppy melodies attracted fans quickly.
Releasing King Of The Beach in 2010, the album consolidated Wavves’ already burgeoning fanbase and marked the band’s breakthrough to a wider audience with its set of fuzzed up, fleshed out confections, that struck a chord with critics and audiences alike.
The 2011 follow up – Life Sux – is a compelling eight-song mini-album that picks up whereKing Of The Beach left off: at that rare intersection where form meets friction. The mini-album features collaborations with musical BFFs Best Coast and Fucked Up, and also boasts 2011's finest musical fan letter, I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl.
Join Wavves as they return to our shores this coming May for Groovin The Moo Festival and headline dates in what’s sure to be one of the must see shows of 2012.
Tickets on sale now.
Tuesday 8 May - The Zoo, Brisbane - tickets from Oztix, The Zoo and the usual outlets.
Wednesday 9 May - Corner Hotel, Melbourne - tickets from the Corner Hotel Box Office
Tuesday 15 May - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney - tickets from Moshtix and Penny Drop
Wednesday 16 May - Fowler's Live, Adelaide - tickets from Venue Tix and Moshtix
Friday 18 May - Rosemount Hotel, Perth - tickets from Heatseeker, Planet Video, 78 Records, Mills Records and Star Surf outlets
Also appearing nationally at Groovin' The Moo festival.
More GTM information and ticket details here.