Phoenix, Arizona shoegazers Glixen are thrilled to share their new single “sick silent,” out everywhere now via AWAL. Continuing down the path of massive noise-laden melodic rock, today’s track sees the band descend even deeper into heavy shoegaze with additional vocals from guitarist Esteban Santana. With deliriously intense guitar riffs and bracing drums, “sick silent” feels like a warm embrace on an island of noise.
“We recorded ‘sick silent’ with Sonny Diperri in Juniper Hills, CA,” says lead vocalist Aislinn Ritchie. “‘sick silent’ is like a meadow in a dark forest, evoking feelings of temporality. There are currents of distortion and reverse reverb enveloped in adrenaline-inducing percussion and hard-hitting bass lines with vocals that shine through piercing layers of guitars giving a glimpse of the world that Glixen lives in.”
This year, the band released “lust” and “foreversoon,” beginning to preview what the upcoming Sonny DiPerri (My Bloody Valentine, DIIV) produced EP will sound like. Today’s song is a step forward within their sound; atmospheric and drenched in distortion, continuing a sonic evolvement that feels fresh and completely locked in.
Glixen has had a massive year of touring. From playing SXSW and Treefort Festival to supporting genre stalwarts like Interpol, DIIV, Nothing., Glitterer, Softcult and Fish Narc, they’ve played to packed crowds across the country. The run continues this fall with tours supporting Tanukichan, Turnover and Glare.
Are you rocking with Glixen’s latest offering, “sick silent”?
Glixen On Tour:
October
2 – The Coast – Ft. Collins, CO #@
3 – The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO #@
4 – Slowdown – Omaha, NE #@
5 – The Blue Note – Columbia, MO #@
6 – The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN #@
7 – The Loud – Huntington, WV #@
8 – Mag Bar – Louisville, KY #
9 – Sticky Fingerz – Little Rock, AR #
10 – Resonant Head – Oklahoma City, OK #
14 – House of Blues Voodoo Room – San Diego, CA #
15 – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ #
19 – Viva PHX 2024 – Phoenix, AZ †
27 – The Catalyst Atrium – Santa Cruz, CA*
28 – Troubadour – West Hollywood, CA*
29 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA*
31 – Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR*
November
1 – Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
# – w/ Glare
@ – w/ Turnover
* – w/ Tanukichan
† – Festival Appearance
