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Glitterfox Announce Debut Album ‘Decoder’ — A Queer Synth-Pop Love Letter

  • June 12, 2025
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Glitterfox Announce Debut Album ‘Decoder’ — A Queer Synth-Pop Love Letter

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Portland’s beloved queer duo Glitterfox have announced their long-awaited debut album Decoder, out August 22 via Jealous Butcher Records—and it’s as emotionally rich as it is sonically explosive. Led by longtime musical soulmates Solange Igoa and Andrea Walker (they/them), Decoder is a genre-hopping journey through synth-pop, garage rock, southern Americana, and unfiltered heartache.

Though their 12-year romantic relationship recently ended, their musical bond remains untouchable. “Solange is my voice,” Walker says. And you can hear it on the radiant first single “Wildfires”—a shimmering, aching anthem that captures the reckless euphoria of queer love with an ’80s-inspired pulse and devastating honesty.

Produced by Chris Funk (The Decemberists), Decoder marks a bold evolution for a band that’s always led with vulnerability and authenticity. Glitterfox—who founded Portland’s Glitterfest in 2019 (also their wedding after-party!)—have carved out space for their truth in every chord, growing into themselves while inviting listeners to do the same.

Catch them on their just-announced North American tour this fall. Decoder isn’t just an album—it’s a declaration of freedom, fire, and queer joy.

Tour Dates – TICKETS

US/UK summer tour

6/13: Hood River, OR @ The Ruins

6/20: Willamina, OR @ Wildwood Music Fest Revival 2025

6/23: Ashland, OR @ AFC In The Park

6/27: Etna, CA @ Trails End Music Festival 2025

7/1: London, United Kingdom @ Green Note

7/2: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom @ The Stables Stage 2

7/3: Oxted, United Kingdom @ United Reformed Church

7/4: Easton, United Kingdom @ Maverick Festival 2025

7/23: Boise, ID @ The Grove Plaza

7/24: Baker City, OR @ Churchill School

7/31: Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon 2025

decoder tour

9/2: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry

9/3: Chicago, IL @ Schubas

9/4: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme

9/5: Detroit, MI @ The Magic Bag

9/6: Toronto, ON @ Longboat Hall

9/8: Metuchen, NJ @ Old Franklin Schoolhouse

9/9: Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right

9/10: Somerville, MA @ The Rockwell

9/11: Philadelphia, PA @ The Lounge at World Cafe Live

9/12: Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong

9/13: Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe *on-sale 6/15*

9/14: Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe

9/15: Indianapolis, IN @ Turntable

9/17: Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar

9/18: Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium

9/19: Columbia, MO @ Rose Music Hall

9/20: Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge

10/16: Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club Basement

10/17: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

10/18: Streamboat Springs, CO @ Schmiggity’s

10/19: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

10/22: Tuson, AZ @ Hotel Congress

10/24: Morro Bay, CA @ The Siren

10/25: Los Angeles, CA @ Permanent Records

10/26: San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

10/29: Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall

10/30: Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern

10/31: Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater

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