Life Sux

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Life Sux
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EP by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2011
RecordedInfrasonic Sound, L.A.
Genre Surf punk, grunge, noise rock, noise pop
Length20:33
Label Ghost Ramp
Wavves chronology
King of the Beach
(2010)
Life Sux
(2011)
Afraid of Heights
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media (6.7/10) [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Spin (8/10) [4]
Paste Magazine (7.7/10) [5]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [7]

Life Sux is an EP by the artist Wavves released September 20, 2011 on the record label Ghost Ramp. It features collaborations with Best Coast and Fucked Up.

Contents

Release

Prior to the release of the EP, the song "I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl" was featured on the premier of the MTV show "I Just Want My Pants Back". [8] "Post Acid", the lead single from Wavves' 2010 album, King of the Beach , would also appear in the show. [9]

Life Sux was released on vinyl, CD, and as a digital download through iTunes. As a bonus, the first 420 people to pre-order the vinyl received a limited edition green vinyl. The album peaked at #11 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bug"2:54
2."I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl"5:02
3."Nodding Off" (featuring Best Coast)3:00
4."Poor Lenore"3:48
5."Destroy" (featuring Fucked Up)3:13
6."In the Sand" (live) (bonus track on vinyl, CD and iTunes versions)2:36
7."TV Luv Song" (bonus track on CD version)1:44
8."Mickey Mouse" (bonus track on CD version)3:52

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