King of the Beach (Wavves album)

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King of the Beach
King of the Beach (Front Cover).png
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 3, 2010 (2010-08-03)
RecordedSweet Tea Studios
Genre
Length36:42
Label Fat Possum (US), Bella Union (UK)
Producer Dennis Herring
Wavves chronology
Wavvves
(2009)
King of the Beach
(2010)
Life Sux
(2011)
Singles from King of the Beach
  1. "Post Acid"
    Released: June 9, 2010
  2. "King of the Beach"
    Released: 2010
  3. "Stained Glass (Won't Let Me Into Yr Heart)"
    Released: January 11, 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
NME 6/10 [11]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]

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. [14] 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. [3]

Contents

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. [18]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."King of the Beach"Nathan Williams2:38
2."Super Soaker"Williams2:29
3."Idiot"Williams2:50
4."When Will You Come"Williams2:35
5."Post Acid"Williams2:09
6."Take On the World"Williams2:42
7."Baseball Cards"Williams3:02
8."Convertible Balloon"Billy Hayes2:23
9."Green Eyes"Williams3:47
10."Mickey Mouse"Williams/Spector/Barry/Greenwich 3:53
11."Linus Spacehead"Steven Pope3:14
12."Baby Say Goodbye"Hayes5:11
Total length:36:42

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
2010 U.S. Billboard 200 [19] 168
Top Heatseekers 3
Independent Albums 28
Tastemakers Albums 10

As of 2011 it has sold 18,563 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. [20]

Personnel

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