Wavvves
by Wavves
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 5 out of 26

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  1. FerelO
    Apr 6, 2009
    9
    Sure its an uneven album and you may visit the next button more often then you'd like. Overall though the highs are dizzingly high and the production is beautiful.
  2. TonyN
    Mar 22, 2009
    8
    This album is solid. Fuck you, Austin Chronicle!
  3. FredR
    Mar 18, 2009
    0
    Sampled each song and couldn't even listen to them. Fuzz, fuzz and more fuzz. It's gotta be a joke right?
  4. DNew
    Mar 19, 2009
    8
    No Hope Kids is great. The A.V. Club and P4K got it right.
  5. BouchetSmith
    Mar 2, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't believe Pitchfork had the cheek to rate this 8.1 and feature it in their best new albums section. This is terrible, there is so much distortion and fuzz that it drowns everything in noise. Unfortunately, there isn't much real music to begin with, so hiding it behind a wall of noise is probably considered 'artistic' or 'avant-garde' by the all the hipsters who rated this album highly. Most of the reviews for this album are very positive, which is a f*cking joke if you ask me. In the words of Q magazine (the only magazine to give it a **** rating): 'There's a sense that he's trying to pass off a lack of ability as some kind of artistic statement'.
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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. Dusted Magazine
    70
    Though a solid and promising outing, Wavves isn’t a revelatory record. It fits nicely into the "scene," however vague that semblance is these days.
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  2. Pitchfork
    81
    There's thrilling evidence of compelling, thoughtful craftsmanship.
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  3. PopMatters
    60
    There’s an energy coursing through this, and records like this, that is undeniable....But there’s also your standard fare. Several of the songs sound the same. There are a couple of atmospheric tunes that add no atmosphere.
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