Glitterfox have been through far more ups and downs than most bands experience prior to releasing their debut album, with changes in hometowns, band members, genres, marital statuses, and more filling the space between their early days playing house shows in Long Beach over a decade ago and this week’s release of Decoder. After settling down in Portland and connecting with The Decemberists’ Chris Funk to produce their material, core members Andrea Walker and Solange Igoa—who married in 2019 and have since amicably divorced—are proud to present this collection of songs that feel equally apt for a house party, albeit with a new-wavier bent than what they were producing in the early 2010s.
Before the album drops this Friday, Glitterfox is sharing one last single called “Richie’s Party” that’s particularly meaningful to Walker and Igoa, as it looks back fondly on their early years together—both as a band that people aren’t rudely talking over and as individuals drawn to each other’s creative personalities. “One night around 2013, one of our best friends, Richie, was having a birthday party and he asked us to perform,” Walker recalls. “We went outside and were playing around the fire and I remember everyone at the party coming outside to listen to us. And that was so huge for me—folks actually coming over to watch me play. It was the first time in my life that I actually felt really cool playing music.”
“Richie’s Party” is understandably upbeat, with shimmering guitars and a new-wave sheen embellishing the dance-punk rhythm section. “When I say, ‘I was a ghost ’til you knew my name,’” Walker adds, “that’s definitely how I felt. I feel like my life really began when I met Solange and we started playing together. And about my gratitude towards Solange for helping to pull me out of my loneliness and build a really fulfilling life in music.”
Check out the song’s video-store-set visual (directed by Kaylee Kotkins, and surprisingly not Alex Ross Perry) below, and pre-order Decoder before it drops this Friday via Jealous Butcher here.
