Phoenix shoegazers Glixen just released their sophomore EP quiet pleasures – a record with endless depth with undertones of sludgy melodic nu-metal within the shoegaze fuzz. Available now digitally via AWAL and on vinyl via Wichita Recordings.
Since 2020, lead singer Aislinn Ritchie, guitarist Esteban Santana, drummer Keire Johnson, and bassist Sonia Garcia transformed Glixen into a disruptive dark star in the shoegaze galaxy.
“quiet pleasures explores change, desire, devotion, sensuality and lovingness. We used layers of fuzzed-out and gritty guitars to introduce a darker, more intense iteration of Glixen while still capturing the fluttery charm of shoegaze.”
Aislinn Ritchie
quiet pleasures was produced by Sonny DiPerri (DIIV, My Bloody Valentine), mastered by Dave Cooley (Paramore, Rancid) and recorded at Pale Moon Ranch in Juniper Hills, CA.
Check out Glixen live at the following dates:
FEBRUARY
21 – Backstage Bar – Las Vegas, NV
22 – The Great Room – Fresno, CA
23 – Starlet Room – Sacramento, CA
25 – Noise Pop Festival – San Francisco, CA
27 – Polaris Hall – Portland, OR #
28 – The Shakedown – Bellingham, WA #
MARCH
1 – Freakout Weekender – Seattle, WA #
2 – Neurolux – Boise, ID #
3 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT #
5 – Hi-Dive – Denver, CO #
7 – 7th St.Entry – Minneapolis, MN #
8 – Howdy – Kansas City, MO #
9 – Schubas – Chicago, IL %#
10 – Lager House – Detroit, MI %#
11 – Bottlerocket Social Hall – Pittsburgh, PA %#
13 – Monarch Tavern – Toronto, ON %#
14 – Cabaret Foufounes – Montreal, QC %#
15 – Baby’s All Right – Brooklyn, NY %#
16 – PhilaMOCA – Philadelphia, PA %#
17 – DC9 – Washington, DC %#
18 – The Pinhook – Durham, NC %#
20 – DRKMTTR – Nashville, TN %#
21 – The Masquerade – Altar – Atlanta, GA %#
22 – LCY Media – Birmingham, AL %#
24 – Club Dada – Dallas, TX %#
25 – The Ballroom – Austin, TX %#
26 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX %#
28 – Sister Bar – Albuquerque, NM #
29 – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ #
APRIL
4 – Tarros Chicali – Yuma, AZ
5 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ #
10 – Fox Theater – Pomona, CA*
11 – Coachella – Indio, CA †
18 – Coachella – Indio, CA †
# – w/She’s Green
% – w/ Suzy Clue
* – w/ Jimmy Eat World
† Festival Appearance
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