DrownedInSound — A couple of weeks ago Nathan Williams a.k.a Wavves announced that he'd release a new album, his third LP in total and the first since last year's Wavvves - with one extra V. A much publicised and analysed breakdown since that came out, and the next ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Wavves' King of the Beach (cover art pictured) is out in August on Fat Possum / Bella Union. Bella Union calls it "The punk record that will define 2010." mp3: WAVVES :: mickey mouse WAVVES :: cool jumper ****** click through for more... more info

Pitchfork — WHAT: NXNEWHEN: June 14-20WHERE: Toronto, OntarioWHO: Iggy and the Stooges, De Le Soul, Mudhoney, Les Savy Fav, Japandroids, HEALTH, Surfer Blood, Cold Cave, Wavves, the Raveonettes, Man or Astro-Man?, Zola Jesus, Best Coast, X, Warpaint, Avi Buf... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — You may have seen Knoxville's COOLRUNNINGS featured on Forkcast, yvynyl, or Get Off The Coast in the recent past, but if not you're in for a treat. Welcome to the world of drone-pop, "as fresh as an ice cold mint julep" (as yvynyl puts it). These CO... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — “This song is called ‘Facebook’,” Wavves frontman Nathan Williams said before tossing off another volley of scrim-soaked surf punk at Origami Vinyl last night. Like most things concerning Wavves, it was tough to tell if Williams was just havi... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Don Perry Last year, Wavves released Wavvves, an album of lo-fi, home-recorded noise-pop that made mastermind Nathan Williams internet-famous. Since then, he's had a tumultuous year-and-a-half, leaving a trail of onstage meltdowns and inter-... more info

KEXP Seattle — Did you know secrets can lead to the cleaning areas of landmines? That’s the hope of “secret” e-mail blog The Plug Five Project. In conjunction with a healthy list of popular webzines, blogs, and artists that include Wavves, John Vanderslice, a... more info

XLR8R — Though not quite a counterpart to the massive SXSW extravaganza, Canada's NXNE festival does offer its own special attractions. In addition to massive headliners the likes of Iggy & The Stooges and X's first performance on Canadian soil in ... more info

Pitchfork — Wavves is back up in this motherfucker! On his blog this past weekend, frontman Nathan Williams wrote that the Cali noise-pop band has finished recording the follow-up to last year's Wavvves, and they're in the process of mixing it: "SOUNDS CARAAAZAA... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — SO STEPHEN, BILLY [formerly of Jay Reatard's band] AND I WILL BE PLAYING OUR THIRD SHOW IN THE US TOGETHER TMRRW NIGHT [April 11th] AT THE HIGH TONE IN MEMPHIS. WE ARE ALL VERY EXCITED SINCE THEY LET US SMOKE... more info