Sweet Valley

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Wavves' Nathan Williams and Bro Drop Acid-Washed Sweet Valley Mixtape 'Jenova'

December 26, 2012 – Though Wavves main man (and recent cover co-star) Nathan Williams told SPIN earlier this year that his goal for brotherly beat-making collaboration Sweet Valley was "to make a soundtrack to getting drunk this summer," he and his rhythmically gifted younger sibling Kynan have extended the project's life well into winter. …
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Sample Sweet Valley's 'Jenova' Christmastime Beat Tape With Appropriately Festive Teaser

December 20, 2012 – Shortly before he shared the new Wavves song, "Sail to the Sun," Nathan Williams let Facebook know his Sweet Valley project has got a fresh full-length coming as well. Now, thanks to the teaser trailer above, we know that the third installment in his and brother Kynan's instrumental rap project will be called Jenova, due out via Fool's Gold Records on Christmas day. …
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No Trivia's Friday Five: The Best Parts of G.O.O.D.'s Not Very Good 'Cruel Summer'

September 21, 2012 – According to Slate, a whole bunch of people were disturbed by the trailer for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln trailer. Why? Because the voice of Abraham Lincoln (played by Daniel Day-Lewis) was "whiny," and didn't, I guess, sound all booming and bold like it does at that creepy Disney World Hall of Presidents attraction? I was more freaked out by Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens rocking a jheri curl, but hey, that's just me. …
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Wavves Bro Drops New Sweet Valley Mixtape 'Eternal Champ'

September 17, 2012 – With his Sweet Valley side project, Wavves main man Nathan Williams is transitioning from King of the Beach to King of the Beats. Last month, he and his brother Kynan dropped their first mixtape, the decidedly modest Dilla-influenced Stay Calm. …
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King of the Beats: Sweet Valley's Mindful Take on Hip-Hop

August 28, 2012 – Chris Keating of Yeasayer's pooh-pooh-ing of popular R&B and electronic dance in a recent Rolling Stone interview, along with a misses-the-point mix of Nicki Minaj verses minus key sugar-rush hooks from AGF and Vladislav Delay (described as "chorus-free & mainstream-free" on their Soundcloud), are reminders that, despite all the jumping between genres that's happening right now, way too many musicians speak condescendingly of the very m …
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Wavves' Nathan Williams Debuts Sweet Valley Track 'Total Carnage'

July 18, 2012 – While we all continue to wait for SPIN cover boy Nathan Williams' next Wavves album, Stay Calm, the debut from Sweet Valley, a collaboration between Williams and his brother Kynan, will be released on August 7 by Fool's Gold. …
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