Wax Donut Records Reveal Post-Punk Tribute Album “New Wave Donut”

New Wave Donut is the latest tribute album from Wax Donut Records, formerly known as Black Donut Records. Uniting a diverse array of punk and metal bands from across the United States, New Wave Donut features two bands with a longstanding relationship to the label, Night Goat and Bovine Nightmares, as well as several fresh faces from the annals of Bandcamp including Naw, Wipes, Science Man, The Kronk Men, Basement Family and Glose. The collected tracks were mastered by Steve Glaze at Tonefreq, and the cover art for New Wave Donut was created by Night Goat‘s Chris Bentley. Owing to the label’s tagline, “For the odd, the noisy, the heavy,” the compilation features eight pummeling versions of classic songs from the late ’70’s to mid ’80’s from the likes of OMD, Gary Numan, Suburban Lawns, Theatre Of Sheep, Ministry, Eurhythmics, Siouxsie & The Banshees and Tears For Fears.

“Anyone who knows me well will tell you that I’m a total nut for the new wave and post-punk music of the late-’70s to mid-’80s. So, when I was ready to organize a new tribute comp, the idea was quickly cemented in my mind. I did what I’ve done with past tribute projects; I reached out to some of my favorite active bands in the heavy-ish music sphere to see who might have time and interest. I filled all the slots for this one quickly. The bands had almost total freedom of song choices. My only criteria for acceptance were that they considered their choice to be part of the original new wave era (in the broadest sense of the label), and that I’d only take one song from any given artist. I really enjoyed watching the song selections come in for this. While only a couple of my favorites made it into the list, I knew I would not be disappointed. And my gut was right. The heavy lens applied by these bands has given me a new appreciation for all of these tracks. I hope you enjoy these re-imagined versions as much as I do. This comp is dedicated to all of the amazing artists who created the first new wave / post-punk era, and to all of the great underground artists producing music today.” (Wax Donut Records head honcho Morey Straus)