THE ANIX releases alt rocker ‘Spit You Out’, out now on FiXT, announces new album ‘Nightvision’.
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L.A. artist and producer The Anix is back on track announcing his next album NIGHTVISION and releasing a new alternative rock single, “Spit You Out“, with a frenzied official music video that explores the future of escaping a grim reality by venturing into a parallel virtual world.
Opening with a quote from Edgar Allen Poe, “Is all we see, but a dream within a dream?” the music video sets the stage for the bleak reality of day-to-day living. The pain is only smothered with band aid relief pain pills as the subject ventures through each day at his soul-crushing job. Everything in the music video from his mask to his bland suit and tie, to the insipid desk he sits paints a portrait of just how burned out he is. A replaceable cog in a machine. Nothing more nothing less. He dons a virtual headset to escape this reality with hinted at disastrous results. But is the avenue of escape really what we think it is? Or just another layer of false reality to peel away, another mind game?
Not shy about showing off the 90s influence, “Spit You Out” digs right into an emotional rollercoaster with an impassioned vocal performance from The Anix through intense and mind-bending lyrics laced between thrashing guitars and turbulent rhythms with a bitter-sweet edge. The provocative lyrics fit the tumultuous music video like a glove. The musical stylings of the 90s are back and The Anix knows exactly how to deliver.
“The majority of my influences come from the alt-rock scene of 1994,” states The Anix. “I plan to further explore this and push further into that realm of influence, starting with my new single ‘SPIT YOU OUT.’ Lyrically the song is about the violent ability people have, to mentally destroy each other, and the impact your environment can have over your mental health. I usually mix my songs to push boundaries in modern mixing styles, but with this one, I studied more of the artists and producers I love from the early 90s. Steve Albini (Nirvana, The Pixies, Bush) being the main influence. Huge drums, a more raw-sounding vocal, big guitars but with modern bass and synth techniques for massive sonics. The video explores an idea which can take place in the very near future, where tormented individuals find a reality escape mechanism through a virtual world. But what if the virtual world you create starts impacting and distorting your actual reality? ‘SPIT YOU OUT’ is the first single from my upcoming album ‘NIGHTVISION’ due out early 2023.“
“Spit You Out” is out now from independent multi-genre music label FiXT.
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The Anix is the alternative / electronic-rock project of Los Angeles artist/producer Brandon Smith. Known for pushing creative boundaries with his genre-blending mix of alternative rock with dark melancholic undertones drenched in an array of synthesizers, The Anix’s music has captured the attention of global editorial curators with prominent features across official playlists from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Yandex Music, and more. The Anix has received press support from outlets like Revolver, Substream, and Outburn magazines as well as features in TV and video game franchises including Call of Duty, Destiny, Mass Effect, and WWE.
Brandon has a deep connection with experimental fashion and has been active as a visual designer working with brands like Nike, Oakley, McLaren, Acura, and Acronym. As The Anix, he has built an ongoing partnership with DSPTCH, creating highly innovative Biothane® modular guitar straps, belts, and accessories which have been seen on Hypebeast, Uncreate, and Guitar World. He has fostered, over the past 15 years, a collaborative relationship with Fender, producing custom one-off Jaguars as a common weapon of choice found in The Anix’s music videos.
As a performer in the modern era, The Anix abandoned traditional touring and embraced digital live-streaming with a special Live In Los Angeles digital event powered by Bandcamp in early 2022, with fans tuning in from across six continents. Since 2018, The Anix has released four full-length studio albums with the independent record label FiXT, including Shadow_Movement, Hologram, GRAPHITE, and REVENGE, with his new album NIGHTVISION coming in 2023.
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