Fazerdaze
Album Review: Fazerdaze wields her ‘Soft Power’ with aplomb in a majestic new album.
The inimitable and ethereal Fazerdaze (the nom de plume of Amelia Murray) has just released her first LP in seven years – ‘Soft Power’ – via Buttrfly/Virgin Music Group, and it is a wondrous return. Beset by the vicissitudes of life after the universal acclaim that met ‘Morningside’, Fazerdaze withdrew from the world for a while before returning …
Track: Aotearoa’s magnificent Fazerdaze unveils new track and self-made video for the atmospheric shimmer of ‘A Thousand Years’, in the build up to her new album.
The sun always shines brighter the day we receive new material from the ethereal Fazerdaze (the nom de plume of Amelia Murray) who will be releasing her first LP in seven years – ‘Soft Power’ – on 15 November via Buttrfly/Virgin Music Group. Fazerdaze’s new single ‘A Thousand Years’ is driven by a pattering electronic drum …
News: Aotearoa’s Dream Queen Fazerdaze announces first LP in seven years with delectable new single ‘Cherry Pie’.
Spring has definitely sprung here in the southern hemisphere as it is announced today that the magnificent Fazerdaze will be releasing her first LP in seven years – ‘Soft Power’ – on 15 November via Buttrfly/Virgin Music Group. To add sugar and cream to the delectable treat, Fazerdaze celebrates the announcement with the release of …
Live Review and Gallery: Fazerdaze, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 15/10/2023
I can’t deny my adulation of New Zealand’s Fazerdaze (the project of Amelia Murray) ever since the release of the album ‘Morningside’ on one of my favourite labels, Flying Nun Records back in 2017. I wrote at the time that ‘Morningside’ …reminded (me) of The Jesus and Mary Chain in the album’s delivery – sweet …
Track: Everything is ‘Bigger’ for Fazerdaze as she releases ethereal new single ahead of Australian and European tour.
Our love for New Zealand’s Fazerdaze here at Backseat Mafia knows no bounds ever since we heard Amelia Murray’s debut material way back in 2017, and it is truly exciting to hear her new single ‘Bigger’ – an absolutely enchanting slice of ethereal dream pop with a pop sensibility, bigger and more dramatic than the …
News: Fazerdaze announces Australian tour with DMA’s support and solo gigs.
New Zealand’s magnificent Fazerdaze – one of Backseat Mafia’s favourite antipodean performers ever since we reviewed her debut album ‘Morningside’ back in 2017, has just announced a series of live dates in Australia across September and October. The tour includes supports for DMA’s (tickets available here) and an appearance at the Yours and Owls Festival …
Track: New Zealand’s Queen of indie Fazerdaze releases ethereal and anthemic new single ‘Flood Into’ from her EP ‘Break!’
Delayed by the unfortunate climate events in the North Island of New Zealand, and following a high profile support for New Zealand’s other pop magician Lorde‘s tour, the magnificent singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Fazerdaze (the nom de plume for Amelia Murray) has just released her stunning new single ‘Flood Into’. The final track off her recent EP ‘Break!’ …
Feature: Backseat Downunder Team’s Favourite Antipodean Albums of 2022, and Favourite Gigs
In many end of year best albums of 2022 put together by outlets such as The Guardian and NME, there has been a distinct absence of antipodean bands – an astounding omission given the depth of quality exhibited by Australian and New Zealand artists in 2022. For the past few years, to counterbalance this annual …
Track: It’s all ‘Magic’ as NZ indie giants Voom return with a blistering anthemic track, featuring Fazerdaze.
New Zealand’s legendary Voom make a spectacular return after a break since 2006 with the dreampop elegance of ‘Magic’, featuring the dulcet tones of Fazerdaze (Amelia Murray). The sparring vocals of Murray and Buzz Moller create a wonderful contrast – Moller’s distinct soft rasp against Murray’s ethereal angelic vocals. The vocals surf over a wave …