HotWax are a band set on experiencing life at its most intense. In the past two years, the Hastings-via-Brighton trio – comprising Tallulah Sim-Savage (vocals/guitar), Lola Sam (bass), and Alfie Sayers (drums) – have toured extensively, including shows with Royal Blood and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, and festival appearances at Reading & Leeds and All Points East. Out of this comes debut album Hot Shock (out now on Marathon Artists), a record of adrenaline-jolted anthems about abandoning fear and leaping towards the future.

The band recorded live at London’s RAK Studios, perfectly capturing the ‘explosion of colour’ energy of a HotWax show. The band worked with an all-female production team, Catherine Marks (boygenius, Wolf Alice) and Steph Marziano (Hayley Williams, Let’s Eat Grandma), with additional recording in Joshua Tree, California.

With extensive touring at the heart of HotWax’s journey it was necessary to develop animated backdrops that would sit across a variety of stages to provide the vibes and colour variations the band wanted. I focussed on a retro screen print and collaged style for static and for animated looked to melting wax for inspiration.