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  Wavves Corrupt a Priest in Spring LP's Scuzz-Punk 'Sail to the Sun' Video

  December 12, 2012 – Nathan Williams' Sweet Valley instrumental hip-hop project over the summer was no fluke, but the Wavves frontman hasn't forgotten the bratty fuzz-pop that got him this far, either. An as-yet-untitled follow-up to the SPIN July/August cover star's 2010 Fat Possum LP King of the Beach is due this spring on Mom + Pop, with production from John Hill (M.I.A., Santigold, Rihanna), Pitchfork reports. …
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  Big Boi, 'Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors' (Purple Ribbon/Def Jam)

  December 11, 2012 – To listen to Big Boi talk about music, you'd think he was auditioning for a midday DJ slot on Sirius XM's adult-alternative hodgepodge the Loft. He's been crowing about his deep and abiding love for Kate Bush for well over a decade now. …
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  SXSW 2013: Angel Haze, Wavves, Major Lazer, Dead Prez Top New Lineup

  December 6, 2012 – Austin music megafest South By Southwest has announced the second round of artists confirmed for its 2013 edition, which will run March 12 through 17. A month ago, SPIN sifted through the initial lineup announcement, a 230-band list that seemed quite massive at the time. Well, for this new batch, we had 583 more acts to organize. The biggest names this time around? …
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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 Tap Classic Weezer Vibe on 'Hippies Is Punks'

  August 6, 2012 – It's been two years since San Diego's Wavves released King of the Beach, but as Nathan Williams told us in our July/August Outside Issue cover story, his DIY surf punk group is edging closer to unveiling its follow-up. The latest proof: "Hippies Is Punks," which the band laid down for the eighth installment of Adult Swim's Singles Series. …
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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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  Best Coast and Wavves: Feel Good Inc.

  July 9, 2012 – "Do you know Cabrillo?" asks the cab driver. I don't, but Nathan Williams does. I'm in a van with the Wavves frontman, the band's bassist Stephen Pope, and Williams' girlfriend, Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast, heading home from dinner in downtown Los Angeles. This conversation started with the GPS that led us north out of downtown and right into — what else? — bumper-to-bumper traffic on the 101. …
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  Wavves Celebrate Birthday at SPIN Bash, Spill on Next LP

  June 14, 2012 – It may have been a day late, but Wavves' Nathan Williams celebrated his 26th birthday in New York on Wednesday night with a short performance at a SPIN and 1800 Tequila party. …
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  Why Wavves Had Beef With Metta World Peace

  April 26, 2012 – Metta World Peace may have been suspended for the next seven Lakers game for giving James Harden of the Oklahoma City Thunder a concussion, but he's regained the favor of Wavves' Nathan Williams in the process. SPIN joined diehard Lakers fan Williams and his girlfriend, Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino, for last Sunday's Lakers game against the Thunder, which went into double overtime. …
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