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Waax was formed in 2013 by Marie DeVita on vocals, bass and keys; Elijah Gall on lead guitar; Ewan Birtwell on rhythm guitar; and Tom Bloomfield on drums. Shortly after forming, DeVita moved into a strictly vocal role, and the band recruited Ariana Pelser as their full-time bassist. Their debut single "Wisdom Teeth", released in May 2014, earned the band a spot on the Triple J Unearthed stage at Bigsound and lifted the band to a national level.^[4]

Pelser left the band in February 2015, followed by Gall shortly thereafter. The pair were replaced with Tom Griffin on bass and Chris Antolak on lead guitar.

Waax's next single "I For an Eye", released in June, added to the band's popularity. An accompanying music video was released a month later.^[5] Their newfound popularity also landed them several gigs playing as supports for Australian bands such as: Kingswood; The Delta Riggs; Ecca Vandal; Emperors; Stonefield and international bands: Guitar Wolf and Upset. Throughout their touring the band found time to record and release their first EP titled Holy Sick, the EP was surprise released on 2 October 2015 with no prior announcement. The EP was met with praise and positive reviews. The band later performed a five-date Holy Sick tour throughout the main city-hubs of Australia.^[6]

Wild & Weak (2016–2017)

After a brief period of restructuring, Waax released the single "Same Same" in November 2016. The music video for the single was released in February 2017. It was followed by the title track from their second EP, Wild & Weak, which was released in full on 2 June 2017. Bloomfield described the band's new sound as "something spicy, like a really hot burrito".^[7] To promote the release of the EP, the band performed a ten-date national tour in Adelaide, Melbourne twice, Brisbane, Bondi, Erina, Sydney, Wollongong, Perth, and the Gold Coast.^[7]

Record label and upcoming studio album (2018–present)

During Fall Out Boy's Australian Mania tour, Waax opened for them as a support band at four shows from February to March.^[9] Signing a label deal with Dew Process, Waax released their single "Labrador" in April 2018, a month after announcing they would perform a national twelve-show tour for it. The band traveled to Adelaide, the Gold Coast, Perth, Fremantle, Wollongong, Sydney (including an all ages show), Newcastle, Geelong, Frankston, Melbourne and Brisbane between May and June. They also supported Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro on their Australian tour.^[8]^[9] In December, Waax performed at the inaugural Good Things festival at all three shows.^[10]

In January 2019, during the band's performance at the 2019 UNIFY festival, DeVita announced that their currently untitled debut album is set to be released in June of that year. On 24 February, the band posted to their social media accounts the date "27.02.2019", hinting at a new single release.^[11]^[12] Their new single "FU" was then premiered a day early on Triple J's Good Nights segment, and was then made commercially available a day later.^[13]^[14]

Musical style

Frontwoman Marie DeVita describes the band's style as "a mixture of post-punk and alternative rock".^[15]

DeVita is the primary song writer with assistance from lead guitarist Chris Antolak.^[16] On the creation of their Wild & Weak EP, drummer Tom Bloomfield shared how DeVita, while writing the lyrics, "was really getting into delving into her internal struggles and [he thought] that's what has inspired the record. Really emotive both lyrically and musically."^[17]

Members

Timeline

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/waax|title=WAAX|publisher=Triple J Unearthed|accessdate=17 December 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/4zzzradio/status/1080040848086028290|title=4ZZZ - "#ZedHot100 2018 #01 WAAX @waaxband "Labrador" CONGRATS! New #01 Band in #ZedHot100 history… "|website=Twitter|date=1 January 2019|accessdate=11 January 2019}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/18/|title=Hottest 100 2018|publisher=Triple J|date=27 January 2019|accessdate=27 January 2019}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://archive.aaabackstage.com/movies/6369-waax-release-debut-single.html|title=WAAX Release Debut Single|publisher=AAA Backstage|accessdate=26 February 2019}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iNf-1Gfq_s|title=WAAX - I For An Eye - (Official Video)|author=WAAX|date=15 July 2015|accessdate=25 February 2019|via=YouTube}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://archive.aaabackstage.com/reviews/7936-review-waax-debut-ep-holy-sick.html|title=Review: WAAX Debut EP “Holy Sick”|first=Jack|last=Doonar|publisher=AAA Backstage|accessdate=26 February 2019}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2017/06/24/get-wild-weak-with-waax/|title=Get ‘Wild & Weak’ with WAAX|author=brownypaul|publisher=Wall of Sound|date=24 June 2017|accessdate=25 February 2019}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/waax-announce-2018-labrador-national-tour/|title=WAAX Announce 2018 ‘Labrador’ National Tour|publisher=Music Feeds|first=Tom|last=Williams|date=26 March 2018}} Retrieved 17 December 2018
9. ^¹{{cite news|url=https://overdrive-mag.com/2018/09/17/get-to-know-the-good-things-2018-line-up-waax/|title=Get To Know The Good Things 2018 Line Up – WAAX|first=Shannon-Lee|last=Sloane|publisher=Overdrive Mag|date=17 September 2018}} Retrieved 17 December 2018
10. ^{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217092716/https://www.goodthingsfestival.com.au/artist/waax/|title=Artist: WAAX|publisher=Good Things Festival|url=https://www.goodthingsfestival.com.au/artist/waax/|archivedate=17 December 2018|accessdate=17 December 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WAAXBAND/photos/a.653355058029961/2327159527316164/|title=WAAX - 27.02.2019|website=Facebook|date=24 February 2019|accessdate=25 February 2019}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/waaxband/status/1099777315951730688|title=WAAX - 27.02.2019|website=Twitter|date=24 February 2019|accessdate=25 February 2019}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/waaxband/status/1100139377575915520|title=WAAX - Tune in to @triplej Good Nights w/ @BHustwaite tonight from 6pm to hear our new single ‘FU’|website=Twitter|date=26 February 2019|accessdate=26 February 2019}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/02/27/waax-finally-debut-that-fu-song-theyve-been-playing-at-shows-recently/|title=WAAX finally debut that ‘FU’ song they’ve been playing at shows recently|last=brownypaul|date=26 February 2019|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=26 February 2019}}
15. ^{{citeweb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217100938/https://www.visitbrisbane.com.au/the-city-sounds/city-sounds-interviews-and-features/meet-waax?sc_lang=en-au|title=Meet WAAX|publisher=Visit Brisbane|work=The City Sounds|url=https://www.visitbrisbane.com.au/the-city-sounds/city-sounds-interviews-and-features/meet-waax?sc_lang=en-au|archivedate=17 December 2018|accessdate=17 December 2018}}
16. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.avhub.com.au/features/australian-guitar/waax-the-wild-wild-waax-473121|title=WAAX: The Wild, Wild WAAX|first=Matt|last=Doria|publisher=AV Hub|date=23 October 2017}} Retrieved 17 December 2018
17. ^¹{{cite news|url=https://www.lunchboxtv.com.au/waax-calling-help-toms-drunken-mistake/|title=WAAX: On Calling For Help & Tom’s Drunken Mistake|first=Clair|last=Wainwright|publisher=LunchBox TV|date=24 May 2017}} Retrieved 17 December 2018

History

Early years and Holy Sick (2013–2015)

Wild & Weak (2016–2017)