Wax Futures - Breadcrumbs (Wolftown DIY)
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| Wax Futures - Breadcrumbs |
I love it when I get emails from
bands saying "you reviewed our mates so will you review us?". It
makes about as much sense as approaching a girl in a bar and asking her if she
fancies a bunk up based on the fact that she's already done the nasty with your
best mate. However, as much as that chat-up technique sound ridiculous it's
bound to work once in a while and so does sending out demos to blogs that have
reviewed your mates. Wax Futures (they're mates with Beat The Poet by the way,
I knew that would niggle at you if I didn't tell you) are a trio from Telford
who specialise in the urgent, the desperate and the relentless. Lead track,
'Breadcrumbs', lurches in to life with a circular, almost mechanical riff that
makes me want to reach for my Young Knives collection before the vocals kick in
and everything becomes much angrier. There's a very British feel to this music
with bands like Reuben and Hundred Reasons seeping through despite the obvious
At The Drive-In tendencies. 'Histories' is a more arty, considered track with
name checks for Romero and Verhoven and the lyric "Just between me and
you, I learnt my moves from Terminator 2" appealing to the film geek in all
of us. Wax Futures have a tight, punchy sound that is infectious and never more
so than on final track, 'Smoke & Mirrors' which has the early 00s
post-hardcore scene running right through its bitter, twisted core. As with the
majority of bands in this genre, relentless gigging, death defying live shows
and endless nights sharing the same sleeping bag await but they have the songs
to back it up so it's just a question of whether they have the cajones.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/waxfutures
Live dates:
8th June - Midwest West Midlands @ The Wagon & Horses,
Birmingham