Phoenix, Arizona shoegazers Glixen are excited to share their dizzyingly intimate new single “lust,” out now via AWAL. The band build on the momentum of crowd favorite track “foreversoon,” which was their first offering since last year’s EP She Only Said, released via the tastemaking Philadelphia-based tape label, Julia’s War (They Are Gutting a Body of Water, feeble little horse). “lust” brings nu-metal guitar tones to the forefront over melodic blissed out rhythms, propelling the group even further into the realm of intensely heavy shoegaze. The band is set to tour around the US until early summer alongside Interpol, DIIV, and SASAMI.
“lust” is about the yearning and wanting of somebody and the rush that that person makes you feel,” says bandleader Aislinn Ritchie. “It is a feeling that is shallow, yet it feels intense and passionate but only for a moment. We wanted to take the direction of our sound to a heavier place. I wanted the weight of the sound to crush me.”
This track serves as yet another suspenseful peak through the curtains at what listeners can expect from their Sonny DiPerri (My Bloody Valentine, DIIV) produced sophomore EP, due to drop later this year. The release of “foreversoon” marked a new chapter for the band, taking their sound into a heavier realm. With new music on the horizon and shows alongside rock heavyweights Interpol, DIIV and SASAMI, Glixen continue to carve an intriguing path for themselves.
GLIXEN LIVE
MAY
8 – Mesa Amphitheatre – Mesa, AZ &
JUNE
6 – The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA # @
7 – The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA # @
8 – Goldfield Trading Post (Roseville) – Roseville, CA # @
10 – The Neptune Theatre – Seattle, WA # @
12 – Revolution Hall – Portland, OR # @
13 – Treefort Music Hall, Boise ID # @
14 – Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT # @
16 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO # @
# – w/ DIIV
@ – w/ SASAMI
& – w/ Interpol
