V (Wavves album)

V is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Wavves. The album was released on October 2, 2015 through Ghost Ramp and Warner Bros. Records.

V
Studio album by Wavves
Released	October 2, 2015
Genre	Pop punk[1] surf punk punk rock[2] garage rock
Length	31:15
Label	Ghost Ramp Warner Bros.
Producer	Woody Jackson
Wavves chronology
No Life for Me (2015) V (2015) You're Welcome (2017)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	[4]
AllMusic	[1]
Consequence of Sound	B[2]
Rolling Stone	[5]
The A.V. Club	B+[6]
DIY Magazine	[7]
Pitchfork	6.5/10 [8]

Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called it "a peppy album about the tragic pleasures of wallowing in poor choices. [...] The balance of good cheer and dark clouds is partly in the arrangements — V comprises exceedingly bright songs verging on true pop-punk. It’s probably the cleanest-sounding Wavves album to date."[9] Consequence of Sound's Collin Brennan felt the album "visceral and downright volatile [...] 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."[2] The 405's William Tomer commented that "one who chooses to listen to the album in full--an exceedingly easy task to do repeatedly given the immediate appeal of the record--will be treated to one of the most down-to-earth takes on what it is like to be actively battling your demons, internal or otherwise."[10] Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone felt "their songs have never been sharper, brighter or more confident."[5]

Cover artwork

The album cover represents the Minor Arcana's card of Five of Cups.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heavy Metal Detox"	3:17
2.	"Way Too Much"	2:33
3.	"Pony"	2:56
4.	"All the Same"	1:56
5.	"My Head Hurts"	2:49
6.	"Redlead"	3:40
7.	"Heart Attack"	2:44
8.	"Flamezesz"	2:25
9.	"Wait"	2:33
10.	"Tarantula"	3:20
11.	"Cry Baby"	3:12

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	85
US Billboard 200[12]	133

References

1. "V - Wavves". Allmusic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
2. Collin Brennan (September 27, 2015). "Wavves – V". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
3. "Critic Reviews for V". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
4. "Wavves - V". The 405. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
5. Jon Dolan (October 1, 2015). "Wavves's New Album: V". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
6. "Bigger and sharper than ever, Wavves keeps its eccentricities on V". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
7. "Wavves - V". DIY Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
8. "Wavves V Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
9. Jon Caramanica (September 30, 2015). "Review: Wavves Celebrates the Joys of Bad Decisions on 'V'". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
10. William Tomer (October 1, 2015). "Wavves – V". The 405. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
11. Ryan, Gavin (October 10, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Triple J's 'Like a Version 11' Stops Cold Chisel From Debuting At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
12. "Wavves Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2015.

External links

• Official website