Wax Futures - A History Of Things To Come (Hometown
Strategies/Distorted Tapes)
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| Wax Futures - A History Of Things To Come |
Release Date: 10th March 2014
Telford's finest trio of hard
rocking badasses are back with seven tracks of balls to wall awesomeness. Much
like the music I'm going to get straight down to business and tell you that
'Breadcrumbs', a recent single, opens the album and goes from zero to hell yeah
in about 0.25 seconds of riffs and drums. 'Clock And Clocks And Clocks' is a
little more straight up hard rock but it's the energy that Wax Futures exude
that make sure you know their live shows are sure to be legendary. Going for
the commercial market of day time advertising during the break in Loose Women,
'Laser Eye Surgery' is pitched somewhere in the middle of a Venn diagram
containing Reuben, A and Cable which is one hell of a diagram whichever way you
cook it.
The pounding drums and staccato
guitars that introduce 'Histories' suggest a hint of punk about these guys as
they go for the shouty gang chorus that is always welcome on a song of this
ilk. Possibly the most mainstream and Hundred Reasons sounding track on this
collection is 'Smoke & Mirrors' which finishes up the standard portion of
the record before we get in to something altogether unexpected and intriguing.
Considering the reference points given above you wouldn't necessarily expect a
couple of dance remixes tagged on the end of this EP but that's exactly what
you get. First up is 'Histories' as remixed by Faux Plissken and it really,
really works as the bleeps and angular beats take things to a different level
and gives the tune an 80s goth feel that I just didn't think was possible. The
Chaotix Remix of 'Breadcrumbs' starts with a raw vocal track before the hectic,
ZX Spectrum soundtrack kicks in and we're transported to a world that couldn't
be further from the original tune. On the one hand, Wax Futures are an
absolutely stunning hard rocking trio who would make me willingly sweat and
jump around gleefully at a show. On the other hand, they have a sense of
pushing boundaries with their music that most bands of their type wouldn't be
interested in exploring. Put those hands together and you have a musical high
five of epic proportions. Or at least a clap.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/waxfutures?fref=ts
Live Dates:
8th March - The Haygate, Telford w/Burning Alms + A Pig
Called Eggs + Fauxchisels
29th March - Railway Tavern, Nuneaton w/Go Lazarus