Inner Wave’s fifth full-length represents a massive leap for the California indie-rock outfit, honing their winning melodic instincts that have already wowed listeners and live audiences to zero in on the sharpest and richest version of their sound yet. At once broadly appealing and inarguably personal, See You When I Get Back recalls the lush psych-pop of Tame Impala, the Sea and Cake’s cool-handed post-rock, and the glowing synth fantasias of Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo. But for anyone who’s followed them thus far, these 12 tracks are unmistakably Inner Wave, all the while kicking the door open when it comes to new sonic possibilities for the group.
See You When I Get Back is Inner Wave’s Nettwerk debut and proper follow-up to 2021’s dreamy Apoptosis, a record that provided a wealth of new opportunities for the group after years of honing their sound in their hometown of Gardena. “We grew up playing house shows there and even shot our first music video there,” lead vocalist Pablo Sotelo explains. “Most of our childhood was spent skating around Gardena in between practices. It’s a town that’s been good to us.”
