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Wavves Announces New Record and Shares 1st Track
Danny Baraz
July 20, 2015
Wavves 5th studio album, “V” has been announced and is set for release on October 2nd via Ghost Ramp/Warner Bros Records with Woody Jackson as the producer. As a part of the announcement, the band is previewing a new track called, “Way Too Much”. You can pre-order the album here on iTunes Track list: 1. Heavy Metal Detox 2. Way Too Much 3. Pony 4. All The Same 5. My Head Hurts 6. Redlead 7. Heart Attack 8. Flamezesz 9. Wait 10. Tarantula 11. Cry Baby Nathan Williams reports that the new album is much more of a group effort and songwriting duties were shared across the entire band. It’s set to be a busy year for the band between the new record, the collaboration with Cloud Nothings and a tour that starts in September and runs through October. Wavves Tour Dates: 9/8/15 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune * 9/9/15 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom * 9/10/15 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s * 9/11/15 – Orange County, CA @ Constellation * 9/12/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour * 9/14/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom * 9/15/15 – San Diego, CA @ North Park * 9/16/15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
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New Album Review: The Birth Defects- First 8 Mistakes
Danny Baraz
February 26, 2015
I’m having a hard time remembering the last time I’ve been this stoked about a debut album. The Birth Defects first release, “First 8 Mistakes” is an abrasive, in your face, drink till you puke, punk rock masterpiece. It’s the perfect soundtrack to a bar fight and the type of music that will make your parents worry about your well-being. Somehow, First 8 Mistakes manages to be raw and refined at the same time. If you are thinking those descriptions are mutually exclusive then just think about the term, Pop-punk. A classification most fast paced, power chord pioneers probably never envisioned to be possible but yet here we are, drowning in melodic, bubble gum bands. The Birth Defects are a breath of smoggy air in a genre that has been gentrified and made palatable to the masses. The raw represents the music and the refined represents the albums producer, Ty Segall. But The Birth Defects musical pedigree extends beyond it’s Indie King producer. Members of The Birth Defects are made up of Petey Dammit from Thee Oh Sees, Jonathan Safley, former drummer of the band Bleached and Jason Gerkin of Shiner. But the true personality, charm and parent cringing reflexes
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