HotWax - "Wanna Be a Doll"

Photo by Louise Mason

Hailing from the UK, the latest from HotWax is kind of a glorious mess. "Wanna Be a Doll" is wonderfully noisy. At times the vocals are almost drowned out by the music. It's dissonant throughout, but it's also incredibly poppy and catchy. The guitars are crunchy and have a ton of feedback through nearly the entire song. There's also some unexpected twang at times. It's reminding me of a combination of early, more lo-fi Veruca Salt meets later, more pop-focused Veruca Salt. Despite all of the noise, "Wanna Be a Doll" has some fantastic harmonies and melodies. 

Tallulah Sim-Savage says of her band's single:

“This is the first song we wrote for the album and we re-wrote it in so many different ways. And it ended up pretty similar to the first version, which seems to be how it goes. It’s a song where I am writing about myself from someone else’s point of view, being self aware of my bad, sometimes destructive, traits.”

You can watch the video for "Wanna Be a Doll" below. Hot Shock is due out March 7 on Marathon Artists, and is available for pre-order here. For more on HotWax, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.

Mar 3 - Music’s Not Dead, De La Warr Pavilion +

Mar 7 - Resident Brighton +

Mar 8 - Rough Trade Nottingham (Midday) +

Mar 8 - Rough Trade Liverpool (Evening) +

Mar 9 - Rough Trade Bristol +

Mar 10 - Vinyl Whistle Leeds +

Mar 11 - Rough Trade East +

Mar 12 - Vinilo Southampton +

Mar 13 - Truck Oxford +

May 31 - Temple Newsam Park, Leeds - Kaiser Chiefs All Dayer