
Two of the better albums of the year, and two of the more surprisingly great releases of the year belong to Wavves and Crocodiles . Wavvves and Summer of Hat e respectively came out of nowhere in 2009, and especially during these summer months, as their fuzzed out blaring grunge pop has captivated more than a few listeners. We'll start with "Summer of Hate", the title track off the Crocodiles album. It's a slower and more methodic track than some of their other songs, but it's bold and beautiful. The art direction [...]