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Wavves - "All Star Goth"

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Wavves frontman Nathan Williams is re-releasing the band's self-titled debut for Record Store Day in honor of the album’s 10th anniversary. This previously unreleased track, “All Star Goth,” will be included on the reissue.

“All Star Goth” would be among the noisiest tracks on the exceptionally noisy Wavves. The heavily distorted guitars create a wall of sound that is suspended underneath echoing vocal harmonies. The song sounds like a combination of Car Seat Headrest’s Twin Fantasy (which it predates by 3 years) and the Beach Boys-esque vocals of Panda Bear’s "Comfy in Nautica."

The Wavves re-release will be available tomorrow on colored vinyl.

-Owen Murray

Wavves - "Way Too Much"

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Coming off a collaboration with Ohio noise rock act Cloud Nothings, Wavves is keen to get its fifth album (reportedly titled v) out soon. Today, frontman Nathan Williams released a cut from it called "Way Too Much," which you can find above. In related news, Williams continues beefing with his label Warner Bros, which attempted to get this track pulled from Soundcloud and did not approve of his original, minimalist version of v's album art:

Kiddy Pool - Super Pony Perv Plus EP

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I'm certain this debut EP of New York experimental rock trio Kiddy Pool contains the most batshit song title of the year: "I Guh Guh Got A$$bergers from a Toilet Seat." Let that be some indication of what the band's sound is like - unhinged, noisy (surf) punk laden with lasering electronics and skittering vocal samples. The threesome's zany dial is turned to 11 most of the time, but they are capable of mellowing out quite a bit, like for the penultimate track "Voodoo or Dirty Mind no Let's Stay Together," or for the closing moments of "Mouth Bunker." It's a breezy albeit frenzied listen with its six tracks totaling about 12 minutes; give it a try above and happy listening!

Slow Animal - "Other Side"

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1fnSQukBE4 Slow Animal is just 2 boyz based out of Philadelphia who wanna have fun. And fun they deliver on, producing energetic, surfy kinds of punk tunes that fans of Wavves are likely to enjoy. They also have a cat, judging from this black and white video for their new single "Other Side," just in case the music itself isn't fun enough. An EP of the same name is due out next Monday, and yeah, it's probably gonna be a good time. Check out the song above and enjoy!

The duo also dropped this four-track demo back in 2010 that you should give a quick listen if this type of music is your bag.