***The San Francisco Bay area’s most promising breakout, and formidable female-fronted pop wonders are not who you may already believe or expect. Lead by the enigmatically agitated HEATHER FEDEWA (aka HEATHER FORTUNE, ex-HUNX & HIS PUNX, BARE WIRES, and current BLASTED CANYONS), WAX IDOLS straddle the line between ripping tough/tender post-punk/goth-pop, and irresistibly anthemic indie rock hooks, somewhat like Joan Jett would sound like tearing through Best Coast with a chainsaw or if Mary Monday had been a member of Wire. Your curiosity may have already been piqued from their unabashed debut 7-inch “All Too Human,” released on Hozac earlier this year, but it’s hard to imagine anyone being ready for an LP of this caliber, bursting at the seams with hits for all seasons, and effortlessly blurring the lines between viciously beautiful temperance and an unwavering, attitude-soaked attack on your comfort zone. With an arsenal of songs that range from chest-pounding melodic punk screamers, to tense-yet-tumultuous tracks of sadness overcome with bombastic pop precision, No Future is one of the most impressive LPs we’ve had the pleasure of releasing, and one we’re sure will go far. Fedewa’s uniquely surly-yet-sultry voice has such an lasting impact, it seamlessly traces the gamut of human emotions back & forth from the unhinged heights to the inescapable doldrums, all tied up in perfect blasts of modern pop/post-punk subdued simplicity that are as upfront and immediate as any of of their legendary influences.
LP $13.75
11/01/2011
CD $11.25
11/01/2011
MP3 $9.90
10/25/2011
***You can feel it in the pulsing drum beat that jumps out from the speakers on first listen of this debut WAX IDOLS 7-inch. It’s simply the sound of raw guts, hot sweat, and pelvic pain, and it’s got that sweet yet snarling catchiness, coupled with an antagonistic kick that’s exactly what you need right now. A dazzlingly ferocious, fuzz-filled debut single that flashes right by, with screaming hooks and that unavoidable throbbing beat tugging you in deeper and deeper, with each listen. Wax Idols are the brainchild of HEATHER FEDEWA, formerly of BARE WIRES and HUNX & HIS PUNX (and currently of BLASTED CANYONS), a firecracker in every sense of the word, and a one-woman noise pop machine that’s assembled a brutish ensemble of players backing her up. Employing a rotating cast of SF Bay-area heads such as MATT HARTMAN (SIC ALPS) and currently two of the ladies from the SPLINTERS, it all coalesces into an impressively bombastic concoction here, rendering two volatile hits you won’t be able shake out of your pant legs any time soon. Edition of 500 copies.
7" $5.40
05/03/2011
MP3 $1.98
04/19/2011