Hot on the scene this year is a new sound coming out of San Diego, CA called Wavves.  I’ll be honest, the lo-fi surfer-on-acid-garage-punk sound took me a few listens to get into.  Once I heard that the entire album was written, performed, recorded and produced by one dude, I got a bit more interested.  But truthfully, it wasn’t until I had the chance to see Wavves live in their native San Diego a month back that I got to experience the full genius that everyone has been hyping all summer.

After a few warm up tracks, front man Nathan Williams (who just happens to be a good friend’s fiance’s brother, small world) and his new drummer Zach Hill (of Hella) stole the room and brought it back to a hipster-surfer dance off deep in the psychedelic past of the 50’s so-cal surf scene.  BDN definitely approves Wavves as a band to keep on your radar the next few years.  Check out a few tracks below and catch ‘em live if you have the chance.