September 16, 2023

Fazerdaze – Bigger: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day

New Zealand songwriter and producer Fazerdaze (aka Amelia Murray) has shared her new single Bigger; a high impact and gritty alternative rock offering, courageously exploring the inner world of the female psyche.

Here’s the blurb:

Fazerdaze With its expansive production and intimate lyricism, ‘Bigger’ vividly captures her journey into womanhood and how the pressures of being a touring musician and the pull of stardom have impacted her relationships back home.

Candidly addressing the song’s meaning, Amelia explains, “I have often felt that ambition and being in the public eye can be a point of tension in my romantic relationships. I think this song is me trying to explore and overcome that with someone I cared about. For the production, I was exploring writing an anti-chorus. The synths do all the work and the vocal melody drops into a talk. I wanted to experiment with strange bendy synths and lean into a cinematic night time world.”

‘Bigger’ is the first taster of new music since the release of Fazerdaze’s recent EP Break!, a powerful and cathartic collection of songs that marked her first new music in over five years. The EP was completed during a three-month long lockdown in NZ while Amelia was living in solitude for the first time, and directly in the aftermath of a nine year long relationship.

Fazerdaze’s debut album Morningside was critically acclaimed, with rave reviews from publications such as Pitchfork and MOJO, and tours to the other side of the world from her previous home base of Auckland. With her recent release, she received plaudits from titles such as The Guardian, The FADER, NME, DIY and The Line of Best Fit, as well as multiple spins across BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music and Apple Music 1 Radio.

The release precedes Fazerdaze’s forthcoming run of AU, UK and EU tour dates, which sees the artist perform shows across cities including Sydney, Melbourne, London, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam, with appearances at Pitchfork Music Festival in November. In Australia she is playing with 88 Rising artist NIKI and DMA’S. This will be the first tour since her SOLD OUT solo tour last month in her home country, Aotearoa, New Zealand, and her 2023 support run with Lorde.

Full date listings as follows:

AUSTRALIA TOUR 2023

Sept 18^th – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane w/ NIKI (solo)
Sept 21^st – Hordern Pavillion, Sydney w/ NIKI (solo)
Sept 23^rd – Festival Hall, Melbourne w/ NIKI (solo)
Oct 12^th – Gasometer, Melbourne
Oct 13^th – Parramatta Lanes, Sydney
Oct 14^th – Enmore Theatre, Sydney w/ DMA’S
Oct 15^th – Yours & Owls Festival, Wollongong
Oct 15^th – Enmore Theatre, Sydney w/ DMA’S
Also appearing at SXSW Sydney

(SOLO) UK & EUROPE TOUR 2023

Fri 27 Oct – POP UP, Paris
Sat 28 Oct – London Calling, Paradiso, Amsterdam
Mon 30 Oct – Moby Dick, Madrid
Tue 31 Oct – Razzmatazz, Barcelona
Thu 2 Nov – Blue Shell, Cologne
Fri 3 Nov – Pitchfork Music Festival, Zenner, Berlin
Sat 4 Nov – Botanique – Witloofbar, Brussels
Mon 6 Nov – The Louisiana, Bristol
Tue 7 Nov – Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thu 9 Nov – King Tut’s, Glasgow
Fri 10 Nov – Headrow House, Leeds
Sat 11 Nov – Pitchfork Music Festival – Shacklewell Arms, London

Tickets available here

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