King of the Beach (Wavves album)

King of the Beach
Studio album by
Wavves
ReleasedJuly 1, 2010 (2010-07-01)
RecordedSweet Tea Studios
Genre
Length36:42
LabelFat Possum (US), Bella Union (UK)
ProducerDennis Herring
Wavves chronology
Wavvves
(2009) 		King of the Beach
(2010) 		Life Sux
(2011)
Singles from King of the Beach
  1. "Post Acid"
    Released: June 9, 2010
  2. "King of the Beach"
    Released: 2010
  3. "Stained Glass (Won't Let Me Into Yr Heart)"
    Released: January 11, 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Consequence of Sound[7]
Drowned in Sound8/10[8]
The Guardian[9]
MusicOMH[10]
NME6/10[11]
Pitchfork8.4/10[3]
Rolling Stone[12]
Spin[2]
Slant Magazine[13]

King of the Beach is the third studio album by the American band Wavves. It was set to be released in the USA by Fat Possum Records and in the UK by Bella Union Records on August 3, 2010, but digital copies became available July 1 as a result of early leaks.[14] Pitchfork placed it at number 50 on its list "The Top 50 Albums of 2010".[15]

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  2. ^ a b Kornhaber, Spencer (July 2, 2010). "Review: Wavves, 'King of the Beach' (Fat Possum)". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Cohen, Ian (July 1, 2010). "Wavves: King of the Beach Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  4. ^ Keresman, Mark (August 18, 2010). "Wavves' addictive surf-punk makes it king of the beach". SF Weekly. San Francisco Media Co. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "Wavves King of the Beach Review". BBC. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "King of the Beach by Wavves". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  7. ^ Coplan, Chris (July 13, 2010). "Wavves - King of the Beach". Consequence of Sound. Consequence Holdings LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  8. ^ Renshaw, David (July 27, 2010). "Wavves - King of the Beach". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  9. ^ Hann, Michael (July 29, 2010). "Wavves: King of the Beach". The Guardian. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. ^ Milton, Jamie. "Wavves - King Of The Beach". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  11. ^ Nesbitt, Huw (July 29, 2010). "Album review: Wavves - 'King of the Beach' (Bella Union)". NME. IPC Media. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  12. ^ Dolan, Jon (August 2, 2010). "King of the Beach". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  13. ^ Cole, Matthew (August 1, 2010). "Review: Wavves, King of the Beach". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  14. ^ "Wavves Move Up Release of New LP | News". Pitchfork. June 25, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  15. ^ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2010 | Features". Pitchfork. December 16, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2012.