— Issue 97 —

Right, it’s finally here! After a lot of pain, blood sweat and tears we’ve managed to get you April’s very belated issue of Wax and Stamp. I’m not going to go into all the things that happened with our old warehouse, but suffice it to say that things have not been easy. However, it’s time to move onwards and upwards. Apologies to all of you for having to wait so long, and a huge thank you for those of you who stuck with us!!!

Now, onto the vinyl. We have two LPs for you as a bit of a bonus.

Your first LP is “Great” by London’s Alt-Rock legends Muttering. This album uses music to paint a picture of modern Britain with a soundtrack designed to sing your heart out to. One key underlying theme of the record is the failures of this ‘great’ nation and our continued failure to demonstrate compassion and understanding. The ten new songs explore new territories for the band, getting more poppy, more angular and more direct, whilst maintaining the same timeless indie rock/emo influences that made their debut EP ‘Don’t Think About It’ feel so new and yet so familiar.

The second album is the fifth (and some say definitive) album from Brisbane lo-fi four piece Blank Realm. If you haven’t heard of Blank Realm, they are a very prolific part of the Australian independent music scene, and have been around for around a decade. “Illegals in Heaven” has been described as their most mature to date, and is apparently their first experience in a legit recording studio! A mix of punk, psychedelia, and blue, the album manages to be both positive and melancholic at the same time. One we’ll be listening to for a long time to come.