WAVVES

The San Diego-based one man wall of noise known as WAVVES played his first NYC shows ever in a two-day stint at the Market Hotel this weekend. Sick instrumentals, and a good showman, I was impressed. WAVVES (aka Nathan Williams) hammers a fuzzbox guitar into loop-based rhythms, much like the sound of No Age (who also played Market Hotel earlier this year). In addition to throwing out two full-lenth albums, he also runs a classic rap blog called Ghost Ramp. Playing "So Bored," from his new, eponymous LP:

Download: Wavves - So Bored