
“Show me what you can do,” halos Aislinn Ritchie’s voice from a flood of feedback layers oncoming within glixen’s latest single “foreversoon”. The invitation from the Phoenix shoegazers feels unavoidable at this stage of their seemingly out-of-nowhere momentum — opening for the likes of hardcore-adjacent heroes Glitterer this March notwithstanding — but on the heels of the quiet quake of last year’s slept-on extended play release, She Never Said, as well. Richie alongside lead guitarist Esteban Santana, drummer Keire Johnson, and bassist Sonia Garcia’s immersive force is a natural pull in gravity that not only moves waves but stimulates an oxytocin rush through their tidal of sound even if not for the buzz surrounding their ascent in conveying a soft feel to a heavy bliss. It raptures you into its arms and holds you in that moment, infinite and close. The sensation is almost too good to be true…
Directed by: Joriel Cura
Glixen’s “foreversoon” single is available now.
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