Glixen Shares Ultra-Heavy Shoegaze Song “Sick Silent”

Phoenix Shoegazers Glixen have been releasing songs throughout the year, starting with “foreversoon” and “lust,” as they work on their next album. Quiet pleasures EP. Today, they return with their first single, “Sick Silent,” which marks a leap forward for the burgeoning quartet.

The new song was recorded with Sonny DiPerri (My Bloody Valentine, DIIV) in Juniper Hills, California, and features additional vocals from guitarist Esteban Santana, but you’ve never heard Glixen quite like this. Although frontwoman Aislinn Ritchie told us earlier this year that they’ve “always wanted to be heavy,” the band are delving deeper into a torrential haze that they’ve been testing live as they wrap up a massive year of touring, including upcoming dates with Glare, Turnover, and Tanukichan.

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“Sick Silent is like a meadow in a dark forest, evoking feelings of temporality,” explains Ritchie. “There are currents of distortion and reverse reverb wrapped in adrenaline-pumping percussion and punchy bass lines with vocals that shine through piercing layers of guitars giving a glimpse into the world Glixen inhabits.”

Listen to “Sick Silent” below.