King of the Beach | ||||
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Released | August 3, 2010 | |||
Recorded | Sweet Tea Studios | |||
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Length | 36:42 | |||
Label | Fat Possum (US), Bella Union (UK) | |||
Producer | Dennis Herring | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Consequence of Sound | [7] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [8] |
The Guardian | [9] |
MusicOMH | [10] |
NME | 6/10 [11] |
Pitchfork | 8.4/10 [3] |
Rolling Stone | [12] |
Spin | [2] |
Slant Magazine | [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]
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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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]
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