Fazerdaze - Bigger

I can't pinpoint when I came across New Zealand artist Fazerdaze - I think it was during the pandemic that I may have come across her on YouTube. Born Amelia Rahayu Murray, Wikipedia describes her as " .. known for creating music that blends dreamy pop elements with grungy shoegaze influences", a more than apropos description for Fazerdaze's newest song "Bigger". Amidst the melody and Murray's dreamy vocals, is a slow, churning grungy guitar riff with some occasional spoken-word verses and interesting keyboard contributions, whirring at times, with a nice, unexpected piano break 3/4 of the way into the song. Murray only turned 30 years of age this past January and it is interesting to note that she had taken a 5-year break, due to burnout, between her debut album "Morningside" released through Flying Nun in 2017 and her return in 2022 with her EP "Break". So she doesn't have a tonne of music so far, but what I've heard so far is a fine addition to New Zealand and Flying Nun's terrific pop music catalogue. No word yet on a new album, so in the meantime, delve into her music on YouTube.



Fazerdaze | Official Website
Purchase: Fazerdaze - "Morningside"
Purchase: Fazerdaze - "Break" EP