two former Jay Reatard band members join

Two members formerly of the late Jay Reatard ‘s band, drummer Billy Hayes and bassist Stephen Pope, joined Wavves in November 2009, and they would assist Williams on recording his new album after the tumultuous events earlier in the year. The third Wavves album, titled King of the Beach , was released on August 3, 2010, by Fat Possum Records. It featured the new lineup of Nathan Williams, Billy Hayes, and Stephen Pope. Produced by Grammy-winning producer Dennis Herring at Sweet Tea in Mississippi, the album received generally positive reviews from the likes of Paste Magazine , Dusted Magazine, and The Onion’s A.V. Club. The album received an average of 72 out of 100 on Metacritic , based on 26 critics reviews. The album was named the 24th-best album of the year by Spin, and the 50th best album of the year by Pitchfork . The group’s single ” Post Acid ” was featured in a 3-minute and fifty second promotional cartoon called: ” Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation”