Wavves announce sideshows

Penny Drop is pleased to announce the much anticipated return of U.S wunderkinds Wavves, back in Australia for a national tour this coming May 2012. Making their Australian debut last year with a small club tour and a blistering set at Golden Plains, Wavves left quite a mark on audiences across the country with their signature lo-fi punk rock.

The brainchild of San Diego native Nathan Williams, Wavves started as a one-man bedroom project, where he penned summer anthems about being a slacker and smoking weed. Four years on, they have morphed into a four-piece musical tour de force, with bass player Stephen Pope, guitarist Alex Gates and drummer Jacob Cooper joining Williams as permanent fixtures in the studio and on the road.

Even though he’s only been playing music as Wavves since early 2008, Williams has already amassed a formidable body of work in the form of three full-length albums ('Wavves' and 'Wavvves' and the critically acclaimed 'King Of The Beach'), a handful of seven-inch singles, a stellar 8 track mini album called ‘Life Sux’ (telling the tale of two loathsome characters locked down in Bummertown), and a fourth album in as many years is already in the works.

Thrust into the spotlight after generating buzz through the brilliant home recordings of the first two albums – both chock-full of charisma and infectious power-pop – the distortion-happy, lo-fi slacker and his poppy melodies attracted fans quickly.

Releasing 'King Of The Beach' in 2010, the album consolidated Wavves’ already burgeoning fanbase and marked the band’s breakthrough to a wider audience with its set of fuzzed up, fleshed out confections, that struck a chord with critics and audiences alike.

The 2011 follow up – 'Life Sux' – is a compelling eight-song mini-album that picks up where 'King Of The Beach' left off: at that rare intersection where form meets friction. The mini-album features collaborations with musical BFFs Best Coast and Fucked Up, and also boasts 2011's finest musical fan letter, "I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl".

Join Wavves as they return to our shores this coming May for Groovin' The Moo Festival and headline dates in what’s sure to be one of the must see shows of 2012.

Tickets are on sale now.

Tuesday May 8 - The Zoo, Brisbane

Tickets available from Oztix, online at www.oztix.com.au, by phone 1300 762 545, from the venue online at www.thezoo.com.au and the usual outlets

Wednesday May 9 - Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Tickets available from the Corner Hotel Box Office, www.cornerhotel.com, by phone 9427 9198 and 57 Swan St, Richmond 12-8 Mon-Sat

Tuesday May 15 - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney

Tickets available from Moshtix, online at www.moshtix.com.au, by phone 1300 Get Tix (438 849) and Moshtix outlets. Also through Penny Drop online at www.pennydrop.oztix.com.au

Wednesday May 16 - Fowler's Live, Adelaide

Tickets available from Venue Tix, online at www.venuetix.com.au, Moshtix, online at www.moshtix.com.au, by phone 1300 Get Tix (438 849) and Moshtix outlets

Friday May 18 - Rosemount Hotel, Perth

Tickets available from www.heatseeker.com.au, Planet Video, 78 Records, Mills Records and Star Surf outlets

Also appearing nationally at Groovin' The Moo festival.