Nathan Williams has unveiled the new single for the fifth studio album, V, from his project Wavves. However, the premature release of Way Too Much, co-written with Alex Gates, appears to have angered his label, Warner Bros., who wanted to pull the single. Williams let out his frustration spill out with a series of increasingly pissed-off tweets about the standoff, before it appears to have been ultimately resolved in his favour.
you guys i literally hate @wbr they wanna pull ‘way too much’ already
— WAVVES (@wavves) July 16, 2015
sorry @wbr its already out if you pull the song ill post the whole album — WAVVES (@wavves) July 16, 2015
its so obnoxious to work tirelessly on something and then have a bunch of ppl who just see me as a money sign go and fuck it all up
— WAVVES (@wavves) July 16, 2015
its nauseating tbh i spend 365 days a year in a studio making songs and ppl at warner still think they are gonna call the shots on my art — WAVVES (@wavves) July 16, 2015
hahahahahaha okay guys way too much is gonna be on itunes by monday so win/win. jam it via spotify till then ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/RuK2W1iay4
— WAVVES (@wavves) July 16, 2015
Williams’ steadfast dedication to his craft is certainly admirable and we can’t disapprove of a lone artist taking up the good fight against a faceless conglomerate. As for the single, Way Too Much, listen to it below. It’s a typically rollicking ode to dialling back on the overthinking and overcomplicating of life with that signature fuzz.
Also, amongst the scathing attacks on Warner Bros., Freeman had time to show off the new album artwork:
THIS IS THE COVER OF MY NEW RECORD GOD CANT TELL ME DIFFERENT pic.twitter.com/vo4d0kgj7X
— WAVVES (@wavves) July 17, 2015
UPDATE (21/07/15):
Wavves have officially announced V will be released October 2nd, with four more singles still to come. They have also released the tracklisting, which has us very excited indeed. You can preorder it now from iTunes and JB Hifi.
Wavves
‘V’
1. Heavy Metal Detox
2. Way Too Much
3. Pony
4. All The Same
5. My Head Hurts
6. Redlead
7. Heart Attack
8. Flamezesz
9. Wait
10. Tarantula
11. Cry Baby
12. Fast Ice (Australian exclusive Bonus Track)