Glixen - "Sick Silent"

Photo by Jocelyn Pacheco

Earlier this year I became enamored with Glixen, the Arizona based shoegaze band that has been amassing a fanbase with amazing singles and a jaw dropping live show. Their latest single, "Sick Silent," is everything we love from Glixen. It's all the fuzzy haze and wave of sound washing over you that you want with shoegaze, but with the crunch and aggression of grunge. Shoegaze tends to either be more chilled out music perfect for a hangover, or on the heavier side. Glixen lands firmly on the heavier side, despite singer Aislinn Ritchie's vocals being perfect for the laid back version of the genre. If you're just discovering Glixen, "Sick Silent" is a perfect jumping on point, and if you're already a fan you're going to adore this as much as you know you're going to.

Aislinn Ritchie says of her band's new single:

“We recorded ‘sick silent’ with Sonny Diperri in Juniper Hills, CA. ‘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.”

You can listen to "Sick Silent" below. For more on Glixen, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the song.

SEPTEMBER

27 - Sister - Albuquerque, New Mexico #

29 - Church and State Chapel - Salt Lake City, UT #

30 - Treefort Music Hall - Boise, ID #@

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