Glixen | A Conversation at Riot Fest 2026

Bearded Gentlemen Music · Sep 24, 2026

Rewriting the rulebook on the American shoegaze renaissance, Glixen crushes preconceptions with a sound that’s punishingly heavy and strangely intimate all at once. Tipping their hat to influences like My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins, and Hum, the band delivers something intense, introspective, and ethereal. I imagine it as a wall of noise that threatens to swallow you whole while lulling you into a euphoric dream. After their early set on Day 1 of Riot Fest 2026, I caught up with […] The post Glixen | A Conversation at Riot Fest 2026 appeared first on Bearded Gentlemen…