Sextile, the Los Angeles-based duo celebrated for an unflinching, electronic punk sound, have announced details of their potent forthcoming album, ‘yes, please.’, out 2nd May 2025 on Sacred Bones, as well as extensive European tour plans this summer.
Currently on a mammoth US tour with label-mates Molchat Doma, Sextile announce their new album with the single ‘Freak Eyes’, (watch the video HERE) which pushes their dark, pulsing signature sound to new heights. It opens with a nasty bass growl, abruptly giving way to a techno beat peppered with clanging cowbell and sharp hi-hat. “I feel the pressure / Man the pressure I feel when we’re together,” vocalist Brady Keehn cooly, albeit firmly yell-sings in the opening lines. Inspired by the ways in which pressure can provoke challenges and improvement alike, ‘Freak Eyes’ conjures electrifying images of seedy Sunset Strip backrooms and leather clad warehouse dance floors.
On the track, Brady Keehn of Sextile shares: “’Freak Eyes’ is about the pressures of making art, living, and aspiring. The sound was inspired by house parties we went to in NY, where certain tracks felt that had the conversation stopping power. If you were in the middle of convo with a friend and heard certain songs, it didn’t matter what you were talking about, you stopped and joined the party in the collective release of emotion, singing, dancing, and drinks flying everywhere. It was like in that moment, nothing else mattered but that energy that we all collectively felt. And I felt like I hadn’t seen that at a party, or anywhere in a while, and wanted to try to bring that feeling back into the world again.”
On the accompanying video, director Alfredo Lopez shares: “A few months ago I heard an early version of the album at Brady’s place, I was floored. We mentioned maybe collaborating on something back then and that’s how the concept began. Fast forward to December and our schedules almost didn’t align to make the video for ‘Freak Eyes’, we fast tracked production and shot the video a day before I flew to Paris, shortly after that the band was heading on tour until March. Everything thankfully came together and we decided to shoot this video with vintage lenses, subconsciously I was pulling from Darius Khondji’s late 90’s-early 2000’s shooting style when narrowing down the look. Most of the post-production for the music video was done in Paris and by the time I came back to LA we almost had picture lock. During the editing process I was repeatedly listening to the new album while walking the Paris streets and taking the Metro, I really connected to it on these extended walks and I genuinely feel it’s their best work.”
Some bands find their groove and stick to it while others choose to reinvent themselves and keep on moving. Sextile can attest to the thrill of an ever-changing road map. The LA duo comprising Melissa Scaduto and Brady Keehn ply their trade with a lust for life and a love of everything from no wave to hardstyle, having merged some of these influences on their striking 2023 debut for Sacred Bones, ‘Push’.
The group’s new LP, ‘yes, please.’, fuses anarchic electro fire with raw personal recollections —and enough beefed-up bass to bust a speaker or two. ‘yes, please.’ is an album of contrasts: a vulnerable record that bares its soul as much as it revels in excess, showing just how far you can push your sound when you shake off your inhibitions. Together, the pair betray a confidence that never wavers, making a bold splash on the speedy intro with a rave siren cut from a ‘00s New York house party. ‘yes, please.’ is an action-packed dance record stuffed with wild, heady roof-raisers but is in the same breath a testament to living, and never looking back.
‘yes, please.’ tracklist:
‘Intro’
‘Women Respond to Bass’
‘Freak Eyes’
‘Penny Rose’
‘Push Ups’
‘Kids’
‘99 Bongos’
‘S is For’
‘Rearrange’
‘Resist’
‘Kiss’
‘Hospital’
‘Soggy Newports’
‘yes, please.’ will be released on 2nd May via Sacred Bones. Pre-order HERE or HERE.
“Ritualistic and malevolent, while joyfully evoking a vaguely remembered night of extreme partying. Wild… One of 2023’s most utterly compelling releases.” – Electronic Sound (on PUSH)
“Thrillingly fresh… The best party you’ve been thrown out of all year.” – The Wire (on PUSH)
“A post-punk attitude of innovation shot through with an ecstatic sense of ’90s freedom, it’s a contact-high record that leaves you fragile, trembling.” – Tracks of 2023, DJ Mag (on PUSH)
The Sextile concert in Brighton has been organised by FORM promoters and will be taking place at the Dust venue in East Street on Friday 30th May. Tickets will be going on sale at 10am on Friday 21st February from HERE. The full list of up and coming Sextile concerts are listed below….
Sextile live dates:
Feb 19 – Toronto, ON @ History*
Feb 20 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit*
Feb 21 – Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed*
Feb 22 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue (SOLD OUT)*
Feb 24 – Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha*
Feb 25 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom*
Feb 28 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo (SOLD OUT)*
*Mar 01 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile (DJ Set ONLY)*
Mar 02 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom*
Mar 05 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater*
Mar 07 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium (SOLD OUT)*
May 23 – Wide Awake Festival, London, UK
May 24 – Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol, UK
May 25 – Dot to Dot Festival, Nottingham, UK
May 27 – Stereo, Glasgow, UK
May 28 – White Hotel, Manchester, UK
May 29 – Rough Trade East Instore, London, UK
May 30 – Dust, Brighton, UK
May 31 – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK
Jun 01 – Where Else?, Margate, UK
Jun 03 – Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing, FR
Jun 04 – Trabendo, Paris, FR
Jun 05 – Le Tetris, Le Havre, FR
Jun 06 – Les Mouillotins Festival, Saint-Point, FR
Jun 07 – Art Rock Festival, Saint-Brieuc, FR
Jun 10 – Altstadt, Eindhoven, NL
Jun 11 – Paradiso Upstairs, Amsterdam, NL
Jun 12 – Rotown, Rotterdam, NL
Jun 16 – B72, Vienna, AU
Jun 17 – Durer Kert, Budapest, HU
Jun 19 – Blind, Istanbul, TR
Jun 23 – Zirka, Munich, DE
Jun 24 – Bumann & Sohn, Cologne, DE
Jun 26 – Modus, Berlin, DE
Jun 28 – VooDoo, Warsaw, PL
Jun 30 – Gwarek, Krakow, PL
Jul 03 – Rock Wertcher , BE
* w/Molchat Doma
Sextile last performed in Brighton on 19th September 2018 – Read our review HERE. Before that they played on 27th January 2018 – Read that account HERE.
