Wavves Feuds with Warner Bros., Threatens to Leak New Album 'V'

This is shaping up to be a big summer for Wavves, as the Nathan Williams-led pop-punk project has been plotting two new albums. The Cloud Nothings collaboration No Life for Me is already out, and as Wavves gears up for another new LP, Williams has become embroiled in a battle with his label Warner Bros. Records.

Williams has been tweeting about the feud for the last couple of days, writing messages like "i hate you @wbr," complaining that his artwork had been rejected, and sneering about "sucubus major labels." He also revealed that the album will be called V (as it will be Wavves' fifth official full-length).

The songwriter got extra angry on Thursday evening (July 16). After posting the song "Way Too Much" on SoundCloud, he accused Warner of filing a copyright claim to have it taken down. He then threatened to leak his album and shared the ultra simple new artwork (above), which he's evidently using in place of the rejected artwork.

Update: Wavves shared a piece of artwork taken from a tarot card. It's not clear if this is the artwork that previously got rejected, or if this is the new album cover.

pic.twitter.com/SAx3A0YjX0

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 17, 2015

Read the full string of tweets on the matter below. Wavves had previously planned to release the album in August, but there's no word as to whether these clashes with Warner Bros. will have any impact on when V arrives.

i hate you @wbr

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 14, 2015

stop getting in my way @wbr

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 14, 2015

art that was approved 4 months ago blocked 2 days before im gonna release it by @wbr pic.twitter.com/Xft7IhXpjT

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 15, 2015

on god once im out of this contract i never deal with another one of these sucubus major labels again pic.twitter.com/LQZ06c0wJG

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 15, 2015

. @wbr pic.twitter.com/7iGyVtKSAm

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 15, 2015

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

i am nottttt fuucking aroundddd anymore pic.twitter.com/9gExA9WRg5

— 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

listen to the music. do you like the music? we worked hard on it. what did warner do? they heard it once and tried to make edits. i said no.

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 16, 2015

if you have way too much put it on youtube. rip it and put it on your phone and your friends phone @wbr

— 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

DONT EVER LET THEM PUSH U AROUND

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 16, 2015

💪

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 16, 2015

they gonna try to sue me if i use the art i already had so heres my art what u gonna do with me now?? @wbr pic.twitter.com/ERNNCWRQtX

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 17, 2015

album is called 'v'. fifth album. v. vv. vvv. a trilogy.

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 17, 2015

i told u i dont play @wbr

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 17, 2015

lollll keep trying @wbr you cant stop me pic.twitter.com/gKfn49d9Bg

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 17, 2015

you dont scare me. im not scared of getting dropped or sued by u so what do u have? @wbr pic.twitter.com/38ouz3ioRn

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 17, 2015

heres my art let me release my record @wbr pic.twitter.com/sex8Qxfm4n

— WAVVES (@wavves) July 17, 2015