Wax isn’t new to this game. After tripping through 2023’s “Psychotomimetic” and 2024’s gritty “Silver Tongued Devil”, he’s back with what he calls a “street legal brainworm.” Translation? An earworm on steroids, drenched in the sticky-sweet nostalgia of Saturday morning cartoons. “I wanted to scratch a creative itch,” he admits, name-dropping Scooby-Doo, The Banana Splits, and HR Pufnstuf like they’re old bandmates. “Those shows wired my brain for chaos and 420’s the payoff.”
The man’s not wrong. This track is a glorious mess of snotty riffs, cheeky lyrics, and enough swagger to make Sid Vicious smirk. “It’s the stoner national anthem,” Wax declares. Or is it just the perfect excuse to crank the volume and let loose? Either way, he’s having a blast: “Full stop. Period. Mic drop?”
Behind the scenes, it’s a family affair. Produced with Maxim “Lectriq” Laskavy and stitched together across five studios (Philly to Austin, no less), 420 packs contributions from Tom Altman’s razor-sharp guitars to Barney Cortez’s basslines that thump like a caffeine heartbeat. Even the art, crafted by Alex Wagoner and Wax, feels like a middle finger to subtlety.
Wax Mekanix isn’t here to reinvent the wheel. He’s here to set it on fire, roll it downhill, and laugh as it crashes into a dumpster. 420 is a sugaryy (whoops), unapologetic middle-school daydream, equal parts reckless and ridiculously fun. So, wanna hit?
Crank it loud. Brush your psyche. Repeat.
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