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  • Summary: The seventh full-length studio release for the San Diego rock band led by Nathan Williams was produced by Dave Sitek.
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  1. Jul 15, 2021
    80
    Wavves have created their most varied collection so far.
  2. 80
    With the liberty of turning attention to new creative pathways, Williams has crafted one of their finest albums to date, this record an unshackled upping of the game.
  3. Uncut
    Jul 27, 2021
    70
    The fuzz-heavy pop-punk he was making back then still echoes loudly here but by connecting with producer Dave Sitek, the material also sounds crisper. [Sep 2021, p.35]
  4. Jul 19, 2021
    62
    This band lives or dies by its hooks, and in truth most of Hideaway’s are only OK. They’re straightforward to a fault, and short on those small, sometimes barely even perceptible deviations from expectation that distinguish a sublime hook from a routine one. Williams’ greatest strength and weakness as a songwriter is that he always follows the path of least resistance.
  5. Jul 16, 2021
    60
    Hideaway could perhaps have done with a few more leftfield moments, then, because while it’s breezy and over before you know it, that’s largely because the majority of it is in one sedate speed setting.
  6. 60
    Short and sweet at nine songs, a few struggle to stand alone.
  7. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jul 13, 2021
    50
    An album full of lo-fi pop-tinged melodies sugarcoating a bitter centre. [Summer 2021, p.86]

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