After a whirlwind Australian tour, festival appearances, and shows with ARIA award winners DZ Deathrays, Alex Wall, the lead singer of Queensland’s Bleeding Knees Club has announced more details of his forthcoming solo project.
Released under the moniker of Wax Witches, the self-titled debut LP will be released next month, reports FasterLouder. Mastered by Straight Arrows frontman Owen Penglis, it’s said that Wall recorded almost every instrument on the record himself.
In an interview with The Brag Wall stated, “In Bleeding Knees I have to listen to a manager and other band members and a record label before I do anything. So Wax Witches was kinda my way to fuck everything and do what I wanted whenever I wanted, and not have to listen to anyone. I also got way more into punk, and the songs I was writing didn’t suit BKC, so I just recorded and released them as Wax Witches.”
The 16-track album, which is titled Celebrity Beatings, has been described as “brat-blast noise-pop and gonzo garage-rock,” (we’re sure Hunter S. Thompson would be proud of the reference).
Presumably, the record will be released for free, just as previous Wax Witches releases have been, with Wall saying “I give all my songs away for free ‘cause no one buys music anyway.”
No word yet on whether or not Wall will be taking his new solo project on the road, but considering the stellar review Bleeding Knees Club got from Tone Deaf for their live show at The Standard, here’s sure hoping he does. Described as one part bratty and two parts energetic, Wall’s on stage charisma, is one that will hopefully remain in tact with his solo work.
What we do know, is that the young rocker will be supporting Californian band Thee Oh Sees, at the Byron Bay date of their 2013 Australian tour.
While two Wax Witches EPs have already been released (as well as a great cover of The Pixies’ tune ‘Wave Of Mutilation’), Celebrity Beatings will mark the first long play release under the new moniker.
Celebrity Beatings Tracklist:
1. ‘Spit On Me’
2. ‘Alone’
3. ‘I Hate Your Guts’
4. ‘Liquid Handcuffs’
5. ‘Friendzone’
6. ‘Nervous Breakdown’
7. ‘LZD’
8. ‘Teenager Hopeless’
9. ‘Everytime I Try’
10. ‘I Hate Matilda’
11. ‘Panic 666’
12. ‘Punk Is For Gays’
13. ‘Nightmares’
14. ‘Fuck The Drive Thru’
15. ‘Ballad Of A Lozer’
16. ‘Shit Day’
