As October inches closer, Wavves have been releasing new songs off of their forthcoming album V. Today, the band have shared their opening track “Heavy Metal Detox.”

“Heavy Metal Detox” certainly strays away from the direction the band had made with “Leave,” their release for the Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack. The song is more pop-oriented, but only by a slight degree. Wavves have always supplied quirky, upbeat songs that balance between the garage rock and pop-punk spectrum and “Heavy Metal Detox” keeps that intact, but with an underlying theme. According to the press release for V, the energy while recording the album was, “A lot lighter and not as drunk” as on prior records, as V became something of a conduit for the kinds of feels that they wouldn’t usually feel comfortable talking about,” and most of the album regards the members issues with substance withdrawal and agoraphobia.

Wavves have also released “Flamezesz,” and “Way Too Much” from the new album. The band will begin touring throughout North America supporting V next month.

Listen to “Heavy Metal Detox” below.

Wavves Tour Dates:

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Sep 08: Seattle, WA – Neptune *
Sep 09: Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom *
Sep 10: San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s *
Sep 11: Orange County, CA – Constellation *
Sep 12: Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour *
Sep 14: Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom *
Sep 15: San Diego, CA – North Park *
Sep 16: Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom *
Sep 18: Austin, TX – Mohawk *
Sep 19: Dallas, TX – Prophet *
Sep 20: Lawrence, KS – Granada *
Sep 21: Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre $
Sep 22: Minneapolis, MN – Varsity $
Sep 24: Milwaukee – Rave $
Sep 25: Chicago, IL – The Vic $
Sep 26: Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre $
Sep 27: Toronto, ON – Opera House $
Sep 29: Columbus, OH – Newport $
Sep 30: Philadelphia, PA – TLA $
Oct 02: Brooklyn, NY – St Vitus $
Oct 03: New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall $
Oct 05: Boston, MA – Paradise $
Oct 06: New York, NY – Irving $
Oct 07: Washington DC – 930 Club $
Oct 08: Chapel Hill – Local 506 $
Oct 09: Athens, GA – 40 Watt $
Oct 11: Houston, TX – HOB Peacock $

* w/ Twin Peaks and Swimmers
$ w/ Twin Peaks and Steep Leans