Wax Fang is an American rock band formed in

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, United States, that combines elements of classic, psychedelic, progressive, and experimental rock music, as well as electronic and folk. The band consists of Scott Carney, Corey McAfee, Zach Driscoll, and Dave Chale.

History

''Black And Endless Night''

The debut LP, ''Black & Endless Night'', was originally released as a solo album by Scott Carney in December 2005. After Jacob Heustis (bass) and Kevin Ratterman (drums) began performing with Carney, the band began playing under the moniker ''Wax Fang'' and ''Black & Endless Night'' was subsequently re-released as a Wax Fang album on their own label, ''Don't Panic Records.''

''La La Land''

After touring with

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in the fall of 2006, the band entered

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with engineer ''Doug Easley'' ( Easley McCain Recording) ( Pavement,

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, Guided by Voices) to begin recording their next album,

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. The band then opened for ''My Morning Jacket'' on New Year's Eve 2006 at The Fillmore in

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. In 2007, ''Wax Fang'' opened for

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, Black Mountain,

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, The Whigs and The Features. ''La La Land'' was released in November 2007. In 2009, the band played

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, and the Wakarusa Festival. In February 2010, the band signed with ''Absolutely Kosher Records'' for the European release of ''La La Land''. ''Wax Fang'' toured the UK in May 2010 playing such festivals as ''All Tomorrow's Parties (curated by Pavement)'', ''The Dot To Dot Festival'',

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, and "the Stag & Dagger Festival". The tour also included a BBC Session on

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. In 2013, Scott Carney scored episode 151 of the television series ''

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'', and the song "Majestic" was featured prominently in the storyline.

''The Astronaut (Part 1)''

In October 2010, ''Wax Fang'' released a 17-minute digital-only single on Removador Recordings & Solutions called ''The Astronaut (Part 1).'' The band opened for My Morning Jacket at the

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to commemorate the release. In November 2011, ''Wax Fang'' toured with

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''Mirror, Mirror EP''

In August 2012, ''

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'' announced the release of the '' Mirror, Mirror EP''. ''SPIN'' later premiered the video for the title track, "Mirror, Mirror". The video was self- produced by Scott Carney and Jacob Heustis. In April 2013, ''SPIN'' announced the release of Wax Fang's digital-only single, "The Blonde Leading The Blonde". The following month, on May 22, 2013, the video for "The Blonde Leading The Blonde" was premiered on

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's online site

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. On August 30, 2013, MTV Hive premiered the standalone track "King of the Kingdom of Man".

''Victory Laps''

On May 5, 2017, Wax Fang released their fourth studio album titled ''Victory Laps''.

Touring

The band has toured alongside acts such as

, The Whigs, The Features, and

. Festivals include

, Wakarusa Festival,

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(curated by Pavement), The Dot To Dot Festival,

and the Stag and Dagger Festival.

Members

;Current Members *Scott Carney - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, theremin, percussion *Corey McAfee - Manager, Bass *Zach Driscoll - Keyboards *Dave Chale - Drums ; Former Members *Kevin Ratterman - drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer (2005-2011) *Jacob Heustis - bass, keyboards, backing vocals (2005-2017)

Discography

Albums

* ''Black And Endless Night'' (2005) re release under the name Wax Fang (2006) * ''

'' (2007) * ''The Astronaut'' (2014) * ''Victory Laps'' (2017)

Singles

* "Majestic" (2008) * "The Astronaut (Part 1)" (2010) * "The Blonde Leading The Blonde" (2013) * "King Of The Kingdom Of Man" (2013) * "Hearts Are Made For Beating" (2013) * "Exit Strategy" (2015) * "Pusher" (2017) * "The Things I Do for Fun" (2017) * "Glass Island (feat. Lacey Guthrie)" (2017)

EPs

* ''Mirror, Mirror'' (2012) *Repetition (2019)

In popular culture

The 151st episode of ''

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'', entitled "

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", features the songs "Majestic", "The Astronaut Part 2" and "At Sea".

References

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