I have been diving into the archives of the Wax Buyer's Club picks. I can't really join because the cost of shipping seems like it would be too much. But I've been streaming some of these. (Chrome will translate the site for you, just an FYI).
Parson Jones is fun! It has a light and easy vibe. Almost pop rock. If you all are digging Parson Jones, check out the Generationals.
ASM, Roots Manuva and Kraak & Smaak were all really cool crate diggy/hip hop/beats driven fun.
@Jonathan Y - you should check out these artists!
Henri Texier blew me away. This is the kind of stuff I am mad that I didn't know about before. Lol. And this guy has SO MUCH music, I feel really ignorant not to have known of him before. But wow, the album chosen was really awesome and I look forward to digging into more of his stuff.
The Young Sinclairs just really confused me. The 1st song to the 2nd song is like 2 different bands altogether. The first song is shoegazey. And then the second song is like that movie "That Thing You Do". My brain did not know what to do with it. If I had to describe this album in one phrase it would be bi-polar.
Wizard Must Die is some good sludge metal.
@Goatfish may dig this.
I couldn't find Funk Proof or Exile One on Spotify. I'll look elsewhere. I'm going to keep going through the archive, so, if you all don't mind, I may post more impressions later.
My impressions: The genres are
hugely diverse. I love it!!! This is definitely a club I would join if they were in the USA. My only slight and constructive criticism - more female artists! But this is the kind of curation that just hits a sweet spot for me. I glanced through the archives and think I only knew a handful of the artists. So a majority of it is new-to-me.