Last week on Twitter, Wavves’ Nathan Williams promised a new song was imminent, and voila, here we go. “Hippies Is Punks” debuts today as part of Adult Swim’s Singles Series; it’s a bit cleaner-sounding than the band’s recent releases, Life Sux and King Of The Beach, but it retains their sharp songcraft and ultra-caffeinated energy/attitude. Download below.

Wavves – “Hippies Is Punks”

Williams has also shared some info on the background of the band’s forthcoming album (which he says is “very close”) via tweet, which is worth reading…

Throughout the whole creative process there was no label involvement. — WAVVES (@wavves) August 2, 2012

John, Stephen and I payed for the record ourselves. We had no time limit, no person telling us we needed a single — WAVVES (@wavves) August 2, 2012

Once we were done we took it around and let labels listen to and bid on a finished product. 100% ours, no changes. — WAVVES (@wavves) August 2, 2012