Annicke Shireen has released “False Gods”, the third single from her upcoming album “Delirium”, which is due on 13 November 2026 through Dryland Records. The track arrives with an official music video, produced, edited and costume-designed by Shireen herself, and is available on streaming platforms now, with the digipack available to preorder through the Dryland Records shop.
A Fairytale You Cannot Trust
The video leans into a whimsical, deliberately unreal world where things feel just a little too strange or too fairytale-like to fully trust. According to the artist, that dreamlike quality reflects the nature of disillusionment itself: the unsettling feeling of waking up to a reality that no longer makes sense the way it used to.
The song deals with what happens when you do the internal work, going through therapy and unlearning old patterns, only to return to the outside world and find that very little has changed. The same toxic dynamics persist in the people around you, and the world keeps asking you to have faith in things you can no longer believe in.
Sometimes, the absurdity is so familiar that all you can do is laugh.
- Annicke Shireen
D Minor to D Major
Musically, “False Gods” wraps that cynicism in a catchy, groove-driven sound, shifting from D minor in the verses to D major in the chorus, a deliberate expression of “having big feelings, but making it positive”. Shireen wrote the song and handles vocals and synths, with Davy Knobel on guitar, Wouter Macare on drums and percussion, and Jos Driessen on bass, additional keys and mixing. Driessen also co-produced the track, Berend de Vries mastered it, and Ann my Guard contributes flute.
From SHIREEN to Heilung
Annicke Shireen is an independent Witch Rock artist known for her haunting vocals, heavy riffs and emotionally driven songwriting. She is best known as the frontwoman of the Dutch band SHIREEN, and sings and performs with Heilung and Pure Reason Revolution. She launched her solo project in 2021.
“Delirium” presents an ethereal alternative rock sound exploring themes of disconnection, conflict and personal transformation. It builds on the foundation of her previous EPs, “The Serpent”, “Demonette” and “The Chariot”, and further develops the sound and identity of the Witch Rock genre.
