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Wavves Gets New Band--Jay Reatard's Old One

10:04 p.m. · November 18, 2009 · by Michael Hoven

Wavves frontman Nathan Williams hasn't had much better luck than Jay Reatard in holding on to a band. Williams took too many drugs and argued with his drummer onstage; Jay Reatardpees on people. Apparently Jay Reatard's rhythm section would rather argue, since Pitchfork has confirmed that bassist Stephen Pope and drummer Billy Hayes have joined Wavves after leaving Reatard's band last month.

A Pitchfork reader sent the website a YouTube video of Wavves performing with the new lineup, and they've since gotten official word from Wavves' label. The video's kind of uneventful--not a single breakdown to be had, just catchy music. But give them time. As Williams has said, his Barcelona breakdown was "Not the first mistake I've made and it for sure wont be the last."

[Pitchfork]