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Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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Years active | 2012 | –2023, 2023–present
Labels | Dew Process |
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Website | waaxband |
Waax (stylised as WΛΛX; pronounced "wax") 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 two studio albums, Big Grief (2019) and At Least I'm Free (2022), as well as two independent EPs Holy Sick (2015) and Wild & Weak (2017).
The band won the Triple J Unearthed competition at BIGSOUND in 2014,[1] and their single "Labrador" won the No. 1 spot on the independent Brisbane radio station 4ZZZ's Top 100 in 2018.[2] In 2019, the single was voted into Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2018 at No. 88.[3] In 2022, they again won the No.1 spot on 4ZZZ's Top 100 with their single "Most Hated Girl".
In April 2023, the band announced they were to go on hiatus.[4] Following what were believed to be the band's final shows that June, DeVita announced in November 2023 that she would be continuing the band as its sole member.