Wax Minds Funatic Asylum 10″
German egg-punks WAX MINDS deliver ten tracks of DEVO-core on the uncommon punk 10”. The tracks navigate familiar waters of reverbed dork riffs, crisp and fast 4/4 drumming, and lo-fi production with zig-zag vocal lines. While this record could resonate with eggos, I don’t love it. The vocals lean very melodic, almost into pop punk territory, which doesn’t quite fit the frenzied speed and energy of the music. They are also very well-performed, which you can’t be mad about, but it sounds like Hayley Williams fronting the CONEHEADS to me. Check it out if you like this stuff, but listening to this felt like walking into Urban Outfitters.