Wax Idols was formed in 2011 in Oakland by lead singer and principal songwriter Hether Fortune.
Fortune wrote and sang most of the songs on the album and also played guitar, drums, and piano.
[3] In 2013, the band released their album 'Discipline & Desire' [4][5][6] Mark Burgess of The Chameleons co-produced and played bass on the last track "Stay In.
"[7][8] Spin magazine called it "a master class in seething, moody songwriting.
Hether Fortune announced in a Facebook post that the remainder of the 2018 tour had been canceled "due to personal reasons.