Wax Chattels

With their guitar-free lineup and songs ranging from anti-consumerist manifestos to homages to sci-fi heroes, Wax Chattels put their own bracing spin on post-punk traditions. The live-wire Auckland, New Zealand trio captured the intensity of their live shows -- and upheld the darker, more aggressive side of their homeland's musical legacy -- on 2018's Wax Chattels. With 2020's Clot, they added more precision to their incisive, explosive music.