Wavves comes to life

Wavves frontman Nathan Williams consumes (and tweets about) a seemingly unhealthy amount of television, from MTV’s “Teen Wolf” reboot to “The Price is Right.” His latest EP, “Life Sux,” comes out sounding, in different spots, a whole lot like the range of his TV habits: trashy, volatile, fun, ridiculous and always entertaining.
“Still never gonna stop me,” he yells over and over again on “I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl,” reiterating his refrain from “King of the Beach.”
It’s Williams at his punky, fuck-it best — even the title, “Life Sux,” is a complaint borne of stoner boredom and a general disdain for the rest of the world. The sentiment could be more appropriately read like his tweet: “fucked around on my arcade all morning gonna go smoke a joint and skate around million dollar houses #thelife #peace.”
What many thought would be a short 15 minutes for Williams after his young indiscretions has proved to be quite long.
“Sux” showcases several sides of Williams, including two very different guest appearances from girlfriend Bethany Constentino of Best Coast on “Nodding Off” and Damian Abraham from Fucked Up on “Destroy.” The former brings out Williams’ more pop-inclined side while the latter throws down for a raging three-minute cut that completely rocks out.
So whether he’s bored, angry or happy, Williams “fucks around” with a pretty good crowd, and, when he feels like it, also makes some pretty good punk rock.