BARRICADES - Flax

BARRICADES is the first taste of the forthcoming EP TEETHING from Flax (formerly Flaxxies).

From the start, we wanted Barricades to feel like an anthem. Coming out of a year-long hiatus, it needed a sound that matched the statement we wanted to make.

“For about three years I scrubbed boats for a living... I’d spend pretty much every day with headphones in, listening to podcasts about politics, wars, history and whatever else was happening around the world. Probably filling my head with a fair amount of nonsense, to be fair.”

“Somewhere amongst all of that - working every day, watching what was happening in the world and seeing my mates going through their own battles - the idea for ‘Barricades’ started to make sense.

There’s a lot going on in the world right now, and it feels like rock and roll is finding its feet again.”

Formed in 2019, Flax (formerly Flaxxies) are a five-piece alternative rock band out of Auckland, New Zealand.

Through years of touring across Aotearoa, Flaxxies built a growing reputation for their soulful, high-energy live shows.

After spending the past year away from the stage, writing and recording their new project: Teething, the band steps into a new chapter of their artistry.

BARRICADES is the first single from that body of work, and Flaxxies now present themselves as a more refined and mature band: Flax.

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