Hideaway (Wavves album)

Hideaway is an album by Wavves released on the record label Fat Possum Records on July 16, 2021.[1] This was the band's first album since You're Welcome was released four years earlier. The band worked with producer Dave Sitek,[2] and the album's themes were inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Hideaway
Studio album by
Wavves
ReleasedJuly 16, 2021
StudioDave Sitek's home studio (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length29:15
LabelFat Possum
Producer
Wavves chronology
You're Welcome
(2017)		 Hideaway
(2021)

Background

In early 2019, Wavves began recording songs for what would become their seventh studio album.[4] This would become their first new music released since the 2018 standalone singles "All Star Goth" and "Emo Christmas".[3] After early studio sessions reportedly lacked surprises and "magic", according to frontman Nathan Williams,[4] the band began working with producer Dave Sitek.[2] According to Williams, melodies were initially built around short samples of songs from the 1950s and 1960s before removing those samples and creating the rest of the song's structure.[4] The album's lyrical themes were reportedly inspired by Williams living in a shed behind his parents' house during the album's recording, along with the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Release and tour

On March 30, 2021, the album's first single "Sinking Feeling" was released.[5] On May 4, 2021, the band officially announced the album, simultaneously releasing the second single "Help Is on the Way".[6] The album was released by Fat Possum Records on July 16, 2021. On August 23, 2021, the band announced a live tour throughout the United States with 38 shows, starting in Las Vegas on October 1, 2021.[7] This was the first live performance by the band since December 31, 2019,[8] as plans to tour in support of the re-release of their third album King of the Beach had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Beats Per Minute58%[11]
Classic Rock[12]
DIY[13]
Exclaim!7/10[14]
Kerrang!3/5[15]
The Line of Best Fit58%[16]
NME[17]
Pitchfork6.2/10[2]
Uncut7/10[18]

The album was met with generally favorable reviews by critics, scoring 69 out of 100 on Metacritic.[9] NME called the album "Wavves' most original and varied work yet".[17] In a mixed review, Pitchfork called the album's hooks "straightforward to a fault, and short on those small, sometimes barely even perceptible deviations from expectation that distinguish a sublime hook from a routine one".[2] Classic Rock was more negative, calling it "an album full of lo-fi pop-tinged melodies sugarcoating a bitter centre".[12]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thru Hell"Nathan Williams2:46
2."Hideaway"
3:58
3."Help Is on the Way"
  • Sitek
  • Williams
3:24
4."Sinking Feeling"Alex Gates3:34
5."Honeycomb"Stephen Pope4:12
6."The Blame"
  • Sitek
  • Williams
3:08
7."Marine Life"Williams2:06
8."Planting a Garden"Williams2:25
9."Caviar"Williams3:48
Total length:29:15

Personnel

Wavves

  • Nathan Williams – lead vocals, guitar (all tracks); production (1, 3)
  • Stephen Pope – bass
  • Alex Gates – guitar
  • Ross Traver – drums

Additional personnel

References
  1. Fat Possum Records [@FatPossum] (Jul 16, 2021). "At long last. Produced by TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek, "Hideaway" is out now worldwide! Warm welcome back to @WAVVES; this marks their 7th album. wavves.lnk.to/Hideaway" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Rytlewski, Evan (2021-07-19). "Wavves: Hideaway". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  3. Young, David (2021-05-05). "Wavves shares 'Help Is on the Way' from forthcoming album 'Hideaway'". NME. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. Schwarten, Chris (2021-07-22). "Wavves' Nathan Williams on why he took a stylistic left turn on diverse new album, Hideaway". Guitar World. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. Yoo, Noah (2021-03-30). "Wavves Return With New Song 'Sinking Feeling'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. Scolforo, Carli (2021-05-04). "Wavves Announce New Album, Shares "Help Is on the Way"". Paste. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  7. "Wavves Announces Fall 2021 Tour Dates -". mxdwn Music. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  8. Gibbs, Jessica. "Wavves Return to Miami After More Than a Decade". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  9. "Critic Reviews for Hideaway". Metacritic. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  10. Sendra, Tim. "Wavves – Hideaway". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  11. Thomas, Carlo (July 22, 2021). "Album Review: Wavves – Hideaway". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  12. Johnstone, Emma (Summer 2021). "Wavves – Hideaway". Classic Rock. p. 86.
  13. Lynch, Ben (July 16, 2021). "Album Review: Wavves – Hideaway". DIY. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  14. Hudson, Alex (July 12, 2021). "Wavves Are Smarter Than They Get Credit for, and Hideaway Proves It". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  15. Hickie, James (July 16, 2021). "Album review: Wavves – Hideaway". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  16. Mendyuk, Bridjet (July 16, 2021). "Wavves' new found country twang leads the charge on Hideaway". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  17. Buchanan, Rhys (2021-07-13). "Wavves – Hideaway review: San Diego garage-pop dons' most original and varied work yet". NME. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  18. Wray, Daniel Dylan (September 2021). "Wavves – Hideaway". Uncut. p. 35.
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