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WAAX is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Stonefield, Julia Jacklin, Powderfinger, Biffy Clyro and Guitar Wolf. Those roots explain a lot about how WAAX arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ruby Fields, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Camp Cope, Dune Rats and San Cisco, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around WAAX, reaching back through Stonefield and forward to Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Waax are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, Queensland that formed in 2012. The band was co-founded by drummer Tom Bloomfield and lead vocalist Marie "Maz" DeVita, who oversaw every iteration of the line-up until 2023. Waax have released three studio albums – Big Grief (2019), At Least I'm Free (2022) and Angel's Mess (2026) – as well as two independent EPs Holy Sick (2015) and Wild & Weak (2017).
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WAAX connections
WAAX grew out of Stonefield, Julia Jacklin, Powderfinger and Biffy Clyro, shares an orbit with Ruby Fields, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Camp Cope and Dune Rats, went on to shape Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced WAAX
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