Wavves: "I don't wanna get boxed in"

Nathan Williams and co. have left their previous major label home to do it themselves, launching new Wavves album 'You're Welcome' on their own Ghost Ramp Records. It's a welcome move, if a stressful one, Nathan explains.

Do you have post album blues now that the new album's all finished and ready for release?

No blues! Just excited for people to finally hear it in its entirety.

Why did you pick 'You're Welcome' as the title track of the new album?

I wanted the first single to be a departure from [last release] 'V' which was primarily comprised of power pop songs. This was a more insular song, sample based and not particularly guitar heavy. I don't like people being able to expect how my next record will sound. I don't wanna get boxed in.

Talking about getting boxed in, you get labelled as indie, surf, pop-punk, punk, lo-fi, and pretty much everything else under the sun. Are you glad you don't get tied to one genre?

I don't get too caught up in the labels, for the most part, they act as a way to pigeonhole a band, and I'm not with that.

What were your favourite tracks on the album to write/record?

'Come to the Valley' and 'I Love You' were my favourites to write. They came quick and were recorded fluidly.