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10.0
80527
10.0 |
DIY
Contagious and sarcastic, in-your-face and self-aware yet ultimately all about cutting loose, Wavves have offered up an album that proves themselves as leaders in the punk pack
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8.5
80523
8.5 |
The 405
We declared 2015 to be the year of Nathan Williams and V has done nothing if not confirm that declaration
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8.4
80875
8.4 |
Paste Magazine
V can soundtrack your youthful nostalgia and make it all seem a little better than it probably was. Who can really complain about something like that?
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8.3
80528
8.3 |
A.V. Club
V is a more mature Wavves, sure, just as long as being mature means knowing how to lay down a hyper New Order-like guitar line on one track (“Pony”), then turning around and writing another that sounds like it could back a Marked Men B-side
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8.0
80524
8.0 |
Exclaim
Williams' lyrics, which have become perhaps just as crucial a part of the Wavves formula as his hooks, address anxiety and Millennial malaise as strongly as ever here
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8.0
81188
8.0 |
Mojo
Dry wit, tight drums and FX-drenched guitars retool pop-punk for millennials. Print edition only
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7.5
80522
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
V is a self-assured record penned by a songwriter who’s anything but sure of himself, and that dynamic shines right through the curtain of fuzz
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7.5
80963
7.5 |
Beardfood
A strangely nihilistic, yet very poppy record, somewhere between a shrug and a bite
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7.2
80822
7.2 |
Earbuddy
As tight as ever, the drums and bass locking into an energetic, punky rhythm section, and the addition of aggressively strummed acoustic guitar is a welcome addition
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7.0
80696
7.0 |
Spin
Layered, unfashionably polished, and serves no purpose other than to be the best album yet by a guy so stubbornly determined to stop sucking that he’s kept at it for five albums and counting
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7.0
80914
7.0 |
PopMatters
Few new fans will be gained, but even fewer will be lost
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7.0
80521
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Five albums down the line, the angst is still there ("I'm slowly sinking into nothing," Nathan Williams sings). But their songs have never been sharper, brighter or more confident
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6.5
80540
6.5 |
Pitchfork
V is a perfectly capable record, one that showcases what we’ve come to expect—and in many cases, enjoy—from Williams and his band
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6.0
80520
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Ultimately, V leaves Wavves at a crossroads in their career; they’ve carved out an effective niche for themselves, but now appear to be moving forwards at a snail’s pace
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6.0
80525
6.0 |
The Skinny
There's still a punk aesthetic running through Williams' vision, yet Wavves have shed some of the more alluring aspects of their past
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6.0
80526
6.0 |
The Music
Fully shirked the lo-fi scuzz that epitomised the blase, ad hoc production of Wavves' inception, sounding bigger and brasher than ever — which is a blessing and a curse
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6.0
80826
6.0 |
Gig Soup
An album that, whilst not without its merits, is ultimately forgettable
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5.0
80849
5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Mature pop-punk is a difficult proposition to get people to accept, and for any of its merits, V sounds more like a teenager playing what he thinks a grown-up song is rather than an adult crafting music
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3.0
81749
3.0 |
Under The Radar
There isn't anything specifically awful about any of the songs and you can imagine any one being played at a Californian stoners' beach party and no one minding
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