Sextile is an American

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band from

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. The band consists of founding members Brady Keehn (vocals, guitar, electronics) and Melissa Scaduto (drums, electronics, guitar). The band takes its name from the aspect of the same name in

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History

Sextile was formed in 2015 by Keehn and Scaduto, after the duo relocated from

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to Los Angeles. They were soon joined by bassist Kenny Elkin and multi-instrumentalist Eddie Wuebben. Signing to Felte Records after supporting Ritual Howls at local gigs, the band released its debut album, ''A Thousand Hands'' in the same year. Its follow-up, ''Albeit Living'', was released in 2017; by the time of its release, Elkin was replaced by bassist Cameron Michel. In 2018, Sextile released the single "Current Affair," with the band reduced to its two founding members for their EP, ''3'', later in the year. Sextile entered a hiatus in 2019, with Keehn and Scaduto pursuing other projects, Panther Modern and S. Product, respectively. The band's former guitarist, Eddie Wuebben, died on 5 October 2019, at the age of 29. Sextile broke its hiatus with the March 2022 release of "Modern Weekend"/"Contortion", both having been written after Wuebben's death. For summer 2022 tour dates in Mexico and the U.S., Cameron Michel rejoined the band on guitar and keyboards along with new drummer Lia Simone Braswell, formerly of

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and A Place to Bury Strangers.

Musical style

Sextile's sound has been described as

and electronic rock. Their debut album featured an "

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-inspired post-punk style" that blended

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, surf-punk,

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and

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; the band drew influences from Christian Death, Coil,

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and The Haxan Cloak during this period.

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critic Heather Phares thought that the record "gave death rock some new life" while featuring "descending riffs, martial beats, and outbursts that light up the darkness like flares." Their second album, ''Albeit Living'', marked a change in style with a

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sound that was likened to the works of Circle X, D.A.F. and

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. Michael Toland of ''

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'' wrote that the record collects "post-punk's angular chords,

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's buzzing colors, No Wave's brash indifference, and

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's pessimistic glower." Its follow-up, 2018's ''3'' EP, showcased further embracement of electronics while introducing elements from EBM and

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Band members

;Current members * Brady Keehn — vocals, guitar, electronics * Melissa Scaduto — drums, electronics, guitar, vocals * Cameron Michel — guitar, keyboards * Lia Simone Braswell - drums ;Former members * Eddie Wuebben — guitar, synthesizer * Kenny Elkin — bass

Discography

;Studio albums * ''A Thousand Hands'' (2015) * ''Albeit Living'' (2017) * ''Push (2023) ;EP * ''3'' (2018) ;Singles * "Current Affair" (2018) * "Paradox" (2018) * "Modern Weekend" / "Contortion" (2022) * "New York" (2023) ;Music videos * "Visions of You" (2015) * "Can't Take It" (2016) * "One Of These" (2017) * "Ripped" (2017) * "Disco" (2018) * "Paradox" (2019) * "Hazing" (2019)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sextile (Band) Musical groups established in 2015 Punk rock groups from California Electronic music groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles American musical quartets American post-punk music groups American electronic rock musical groups Electropunk musical groups American rock music duos American electronic music duos 2015 establishments in California