Afraid Of Heights

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AlbumMar 26 / 201314 songs, 45m 27s
Indie Rock
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7.8 / 10

Afraid of Heights is the proper full-length follow-up to Wavves' 2010 breakthrough King of the Beach*.* Working with producer John Hill, it's Nathan Williams' best-sounding album to date, with touches of strings and background vocals from Jenny Lewis.

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With his fourth full-length, LA's Nathan Williams delivers a consistently fun whistlestop tour of his nineties influences

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Some artists might mature, but you never really want them to grow up. Alternative radio is practically held together by…

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Thus follows the Under the Radar guide to writing a decent surf rock song. (1) Get the guitars out and play something a bit Dinosaur Jr.-y. (2) Sound, like, laid back and whatever, dude. (3) Do something a bit Beach Boys-y, like a vocal harmony, some chim

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Afraid of Heights points to a set of punk-rock signifiers rather than thoughtfully engaging with them.

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