TABITHA BOOTH & WAX MAJESTIC Drop Highway To The Heart

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“Amanda Palmer may be the ‘Girl Anachronism’, but Tabitha Booth established herself as the formidable queen of orchestral indie” – A & R Factory

“a culmination of skill, vulnerability, and compassion” – BloodMakesNoise.net

Story: Ralph Greco, Jr.

Introducing Tabitha Booth (daughter of world-renowned tattoo artist industry pioneer, Paul Booth) and Wax Majestic’s powerful new EP, Highway to the Heart. Wax Majestic is a trio featuring Paula Croxson on flute, Ricky Wells on electric bass, and Angel Lozada on drums. Wax Majestic joining forces with Mint400 Records’ singer-songwriter Tabitha Booth, they’ve crafted a sound that will take your ears on a journey from oblivion straight to the heart.

The EP also features notable session musicians: Rebekah Stickler on violin, Edwin Lopez Villada on organ, and Jacob Hemmerlin, who contributes the majority of the electric guitar.

Highway to the Heart—named after its title track—is a tribute to artistic perseverance amidst a culture of instant gratification and shifting identities. The lyrics explore themes such as PTSD, victimhood, and empowerment, culminating in a poignant cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “Cities in Dust.”

The single, “Highway to the Heart,” was inspired by a transformative experience at a yoga ashram in Colorado in 2016. Now, in 2024, Tabitha Booth and Wax Majestic unveil their collaboration with this evocative, four-track EP, recorded, mixed, and produced by Corey Zack (The Cocoon, Jersey City) and mastered by Ryan Kelly (Garden Sound Studio).

Musically, TABITHA BOOTH & WAX MAJESTIC’s sound echoes the atmospheric intensity of Florence and the Machine, the brooding complexity of Portishead, and the exploratory spirit of Psi Com and early U2, blending these influences into a unique and captivating experience.

Band photo by Barbara Beeman, 2024

About Tabitha Booth:

 

Tabitha Booth’s ethereal sounds set an atmosphere of awakening. As band leader, she is inspired by her musicians’ divine rhythmic musings. Her audience is brought on her uninhibited journey, setting them free from the restraints of their daily routines.

 

Her voice is uniquely strong & exquisite, soaring above, while complimenting arrangements of basso profundo (vocal baritone) harmonies, violin, upright bass, piano, and drums.

 

Harnessing the confident freedom in melody & timing that artists like Tori Amos, Janis Joplin, & Portishead epitomize, Booth’s original songs, such as “Curiosity” and “Death by Bridge” have won awards, including: Best First Time Producer & Grand Jury Best Music Video.

 

Currently, tracks from Tabitha’s previous album Wolf Moon Live are spinning in 10 different major metropolitan regions, including college radio stations: WLUW in Chicago, WSCA in Boston, KSYM in San Antonio, and WLFR in Philly, as well as community radio stations: Radio Free Brooklyn, and Radio Boise.

 

Highway to the Heart EP released Friday, September 13 through Mint400 Records.

Follow Tabitha Booth on Spotify and wherever online streaming is heard.

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Ralph Greco, Jr. is the devilishly clever nom de plume of professional writer/musician Ralph Greco who lives in the wilds of suburban New Jersey. He is also a podcast co-host, but as everyone has a podcast these days, this fact is of very little consequence.

Ralph can be reached by writing [email protected]

 

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