Portland’s Glitterfox have shared their celebration of queer romance, with the blissed-out lead single “Wildfires.” Rooted in the energy of ’80s-inspired new wave synth-pop, it is as danceable as it is devastating—a song born from a spark of lust that blazes into something radiant, reckless, and impossible to contain.
In addition they’ve announced their debut full-length album decoder due out August 22 on Jealous Butcher Records.
decoder is a jubilant explosion of tracks that synthesizes the two songwriters’ garage rock, new wave, southern Americana and dance music influences into a sound that is singularly, inimitably Glitterfox. Their transparency in both life and art as they’ve shapeshifted is quite possibly Glitterfox’s greatest gift to us. “Of course, I have a lot of feelings, you know? When Andrea and I first started playing music together, I was a completely different person,” Igoa says. “I didn’t really know a lot about myself yet. Throughout our experiences together, I’ve felt more comfortable in myself and how to be unapologetically myself. We both learned to be unapologetically ourselves.”
The band is helmed by effervescent frontperson Solange Igoa (they/ them) and guitarist Andrea Walker (they/them) who, before recently splitting up amicably, were a couple for 12 years, six of them married. However, their musical connection is so profound that it has remained unaffected. “When I’m singing Andrea songs, I can feel the emotions that they were feeling — we’re experiencing this life together, you know?” Igoa says. Adds Walker, “I think about our connection musically. And it’s like, yeah, Solange is my voice.”
Glitterfox formed in Long Beach, CA back in 2012 and have released a handful of acclaimed singles & EPs under their belt, several on Kill Rock Stars. Along the way, they relocated to their current hometown of Portland, Oregon, where they met Chris Funk (of The Decemberists) who is now their manager and producer. Hailed for their effervescent live show, the band launched Portland’s indie-music festival Glitterfest in 2019 (which doubled as their wedding reception).
