The San Francisco Bay area's most promising breakout, and formidable female-fronted pop wonders are not who you may already believe or expect. Led by the enigmatically agitated Heather Fedewa, Wax Idols straddle the line between ripping tough/tender post-punk/goth-pop, and irresistibly anthemic indie rock hooks, somewhat like Joan Jett would sound like tearing through Best Coast with a chainsaw or if Mary Monday had been a member of Wire.