When the 2026 Something In The Way Fest lineup dropped a few weeks ago, we were stoked to see Glixen in the mix alongside Sunny Day Real Estate, Explosions in the Sky, Momma, and others. When the festival returns to Roadrunner in Brighton this winter, the Phoenix shoegaze band should deliver a hefty dose of sonic warmth, and that feeling is fueled by weighty new single “Medicine Bow.”
The track hit the streams this past Friday (November 14), and the follow-up to February EP Quiet Pleasures, which featured the shoegaze storm “All Tied Up”, furthers the foursome’s ability to harness a distorted avalanche of sound that’s both expansive and precise.
Here’s what Glixen has to say about “Medicine Bow,” which reads like its own review: “It’s a sense of urgency bound to the quiet yearning for self-comfort. The song drifts between lucidity and a fever dream, where soft vulnerability meets slow-burning decay. The lead and rhythm guitars melt and unmeld in a hypnotic blur, mirroring the emotional push and pull at the heart of the track. With each refrain, ‘Medicine Bow’ becomes a reflection of that internal ache to hold on while letting go — a sonic unraveling that feels intimate and disoriented.”
Hey that works for us.