Sextile (band)

History

Sextile got its start in 2015 when Keehn and Scaduto moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Bassist Kenny Elkin and multi-instrumentalist Eddie Wuebben quickly came on board. After opening for Ritual Howls at nearby shows, the group inked a deal with Felte Records and put out their first album, A Thousand Hands, that same year. Their second LP, Albeit Living, arrived in 2017, with Cameron Michel taking over bass from Elkin.

By 2018, the lineup had shrunk to just the two founders for the EP 3. The band went on pause in 2019 while Keehn worked on Panther Modern and Scaduto focused on S. Product. Wuebben passed away on October 5, 2019, at age 29. Sextile ended the hiatus in March 2022 with the single "Modern Weekend"/"Contortion," written after his death.

For summer 2022 tours in Mexico and the U.S., Michel returned on guitar and keyboards, joined by new drummer Lia Simone Braswell. Their third album, Push, came out on Sacred Bones Records on September 15, 2023. After Michel left, the band announced a fourth album, yes, please., released on May 2, 2025, also on Sacred Bones.

Musical style

Sextile's sound has been described as post-punk and electronic rock. Their debut album featured an occult-inspired post-punk style blending industrial, surf-punk, psychobilly and ambient music, drawing influences from Christian Death, Coil, Brian Eno, The Cramps and The Haxan Cloak. AllMusic critic Heather Phares thought the record gave death rock new life with descending riffs, martial beats, and outbursts. Their second album, Albeit Living, marked a change to a synth-punk sound likened to Circle X, D.A.F. and Chrome. The 3 EP further embraced electronics while introducing elements from EBM and darkwave. Their third album, Push, showed significant influences from electronic dance music.