Cosy and punk don’t really go together.

Cosy is restrained, all nice and warm and snug.

Whereas punk is noisy and destructive - angry tunes with aggressive attitudes and anti-establishment ideals.

A customer talks about the record they want to buy in Wax Heads

Punk wants to make you feel uncomfortable.

So when developer Patattie Games calls Wax Heads ‘cosy-punk’, you might raise an eyebrow.

At first, you’re just looking for records that have ‘New!’

A customer describes a record they’re looking for in Wax Heads

on the front for excited fans, or giving stingy customers the cheapest tracks you might find.

All this comes together to create an easygoing, slice-of-life, cosy time.

Do you think Wax Heads would sign my copy of Bad Toes?

An employee talks about one of the Zelda-like mini-games in Wax Heads.

A poster for a band performance, with lots of stickers available to decorate it, in Wax Heads

The back of a record sleeve for the band Bad Toes in Wax Heads