The founders of the band, Ekaterina Shilonosova and Yevgeni Gorbunov, met in Kazan. In 2011, Shilonosova moved to Moscow, where the band formed the next year. Glintshake's debut EP, Freaky Man, was recorded by Shilonosova and Gorbunov and published to the web in June 2012. In October, they released a music video for the title track, "Freaky Man", starring artist Alexander Krivoshapkin. The bassist Dmitry Midborn and drummer Vasily Nikitin joined the band in October 2012. Each member had already had experience in other music projects: Shilonosova in MAKE and NV, Gorbunov in NRKTK and Stoned Boys, Midborn in Tesla Boy and On-The-Go, Nikitin in Foojitsu. The first gig took place in Kazan on November 17, 2012. In March 2013, Glintshake released their second EP, Evil, after which they were invited to several major festivals in Moscow: Bosco Fresh Fest, Afisha Picnic, and Faces & Laces. In August 2013, the band opened for The Smashing Pumpkins at Stadium Live in Moscow. In the autumn of 2013, bassist Dmitry Midborn left Glintshake and was replaced by Yegor Sargsyan from the band Trud. At the beginning of 2014, drummer Vasily Nikitin was replaced by Alexey Yevlanov from The Twiggys. In May 2014, the band released their debut albumEyebones. In May 2014, Glintshake released a video for the song "Wiuwiuwiu", which was filmed on iPhone and edited in a single day. In November, they released an EP, Nano Banana, recorded in a new studio near Moscow owned by Xuman Records label. According to Yevgeni Gorbunov, the EP was "free in terms of style", due to the band moving away from their 90s music influence. At the end of 2014, Glintshake recorded the song "New Year of Hate" for Afisha'sNew Year's project.
2015 – present
Early in 2015, Glintshake re-recorded the song "Mu" from the Nano Banana EP in Russian. According to Shilonosova, the original English text had little overlap with the Russian lyrics, but its meaning and general atmosphere were not changed. The re-recorded version of "Мu" and "New Year of Hate" were released on the deluxe version of Nano Banana in June. In September, a music video for the song "Wrong Anthem" was released, created by illustrator Alexander Kostenko. At the same time, the band announced, that "good old Glintshake is coming to an end, but new and evil one is starting off". In an interview with the website FURFUR, Yevgeni Gorbunov said that the band had decided to withdraw from 90s alternative rock influence, stop singing in English, and make a full turn in work: "…We've got a whole bunch of our own stuff: Zvuki Mu, russian avant-garde." In October, Glintshake released a single from their upcoming album, the song "Без пятнадцати пять" along with a music video. In November, they released "Тени" . In 2016, the band released an album of songs in Russian called ОЭЩ МАГЗИУ—a cryptic acronym in Russian, which can be pronounced as OESCH MAGZIU. In 2018, Glintshake's cover of the Talking Heads song "Psycho Killer" was featured in the film Leto.
