Pop
Identity Crisis: Why KATSEYE’s 'Wild' EP Misses the Mark
By Wax Staff · 3 min read
With their third EP, the global group continues to struggle between high-concept experimentation and safe, radio-ready pop.
Section
Pop
The biggest pop moments, breakouts, and reinventions.
Pop
Ravyn Lenae’s 'Blue Island' Is A Bold Pop Reinvention
By Wax Staff · 3 min read
With her third studio album, the R&B visionary ditches genre expectations for a sprawling, electric homecoming.
Pop
Role Model Reframes the Breakup on 'Chuck Timely & The Hourglass'
By Wax Staff · 3 min read
Tucker Pillsbury trades navel-gazing for polished Americana, delivering a record that finally finds the sweet spot between heartbreak and levity.
Indie
Blossoms Bring The Heat: A Decade of Hits and New Anthems
By Wax Staff · 3 min read
The Stockport quintet returned to the Deaf Institute for an electric anniversary show, surprise-dropping a brand-new track alongside Declan McKenna.
Electronic
The Avalanches Return with 'No Bad Memories'
By Wax Staff · 3 min read
The legendary sample-masters are turning corporate detritus into euphoria on their upcoming fourth studio album.
Reviews
Kim Petras – Detour | Album Review
By WAX MGZINE · 3 min read
Kim Petras goes independent and dirty on Detour, trading Europop gloss for mid-2000s electro. A glorious wreck of a pop record.
Pop
Vibe Check: ilykimchi Is Trading Trap Moshpits for Rave Bliss
By Wax Staff · 3 min read
The Working on Dying architect pivots from dominating the rap charts to crafting a strobe-lit sanctuary for the girls with her upcoming album, I LOVE YOU KIMCHI.
Pop
FKA twigs and Lil Yachty Channel High-Voltage Mania on New Single
By Wax Staff · 3 min read
Following a triumphant global tour, the art-pop auteur returns with a heavy-hitting electro collaboration that transforms past frustrations into dancefloor catharsis.
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