Fazerdaze - Soft Power

Fazerdaze - Soft Power Fazerdaze - So Easy

New Zealand artist and producer Fazerdaze (Amelia Murray) explores the complexities of womanhood on her transformational sophomore album, 𝑺𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓. Out worldwide on section1 and Buttrfly Records on November 15, 2024.

Across 11 self-dubbed “bedroom stadium” tracks, Amelia melds dreamy synths and electronic beats with rock elements, creating a sound that balances gritty authenticity and refined pop brilliance. 𝑺𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 was produced and recorded by Amelia herself (with additional engineering from Emily Wheatcroft-Snape), and explores themes of devotion, fierce self-compassion, and matured self-awareness.

𝑺𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 follows Fazerdaze's 2017 cult classic debut Morningside and 2022 Break! EP, which were praised by outlets including Pitchfork, MOJO, The Guardian, and more.
veröffentlicht am 15. November 2024

Produced by Amelia Murray
Mixed by Simon Gooding

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Fazerdaze - Break!

Fazerdaze - Break! Fazerdaze - Break! (Official Video)

In a society where being strong and resilient is often held up like a badge of honour, it’s much, much harder to acknowledge when enough is enough – to accept when it’s time to let go. It’s a truth that New Zealand singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Amelia Murray, AKA Fazerdaze, has spent years wrangling with, but one whose story thankfully comes with an empowering punchline of personal reclamation.

Finishing up touring for her debut, breakout record Morningside at the end of 2018, Amelia speaks of a deep sense of burn out and, more than that, of feeling the “wheels starting to come off” in her general life. “No longer being stoic and strong was the best thing I ever did for myself. Giving up on the people and things that weren’t working in my life was this big release where I could finally put down this weight that I was carrying, and ever since then everything has been better in my life overall,” she continues, with an audible sense of relief. “I can hear my intuition and write songs and be creative; I signed a record deal, I moved into my own place. It’s like the floodgates opened for good stuff coming into my life.”

And so, whilst ‘Break!’ with its ‘90s-indebted fuzzy guitars and lyrical moments of clarity (“Something’s gotta give/ Something’s gotta change/ You’re just trying to live/ I’m just gonna break” goes the title track) could feel like an EP full of tension, the reality is one of extreme, vital release. Embracing the cathartic power of plugging in her guitar and harking back to her love of bands like Blur and Nirvana, the new Break! EP from Fazerdaze is an air-punch purge in musical form, marking an important reintroduction to an essential artist of our times.
releases October 14, 2022

Photo: Leo Zimmermann - diffusmag.de

Produced by Amelia Murray
Additional Production by Simon Gooding
Mixed by Amelia Murray & Simon Gooding
Engineered by Amelia Murray and Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Mastered by Chris Chetland at KOG Studios
Artwork by Joey Clough

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Fazerdaze - Little Uneasy (Live Session) DIFFUS

Fazerdaze - Little Uneasy (Live Session) DIFFUS

Fazerdaze performs "Little Uneasy" off her upcoming debut album "Morningside". Live Session recorded at Atelier 3/4 in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
Directed by Torben Hodan
Shot by Benjamin Schieck & Peter Bromme

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Fazerdaze - Shoulders

Fazerdaze - Shoulders





Shoulders - Lyrics
waking soft, waking slow
fading into focus
every breath, every pulse
holding in the moment
every fall, every rise and falling of your shoulders
and I’m trying not to try so hard, for you
I’m trying not to try so hard, for you
ooh, for you
ooh, for you
wake me soft, wake me slow
fade me into focus
every breath, every pulse
I hold you in the moment
and I’m trying not to try so hard, for you
I’m trying not to try so hard, for you
ooh, for you
ooh, for you

from Morningside, released May 5, 2017

Fazerdaze at Red Bull Studios - © Scott Sinton

The brainchild of Amelia Murray, Fazerdaze began as a string of bedroom recordings created late in the night, emerging fully-formed in 2014 as her debut eponymous EP. A succinct collection of intimate, beautifully produced dream-pop written, produced and performed by Murray herself. It’s a significant first outing for the young New Zealander with layers of softly crunching guitars swirling over consistently driving drum machines, and sparse electronica.

The EP quickly took flight, receiving critical acclaim from blogs and publications around the globe. NME described it as ‘elegant dream pop’, while US blog HillyDilly exclaimed how ‘Fazerdaze transports us to a warm, optimistic sonic space with her glistening synths and mellow acoustic guitar strums’. NZ’s Sunday Star Times listed it in their ‘Best of 2014’ spread, hailing it as a ‘versatile collection of near-perfect pop songs...’

Since the EP release, Fazerdaze and her band have shifted to another level. Opening the 2015 New Zealand Silver Scroll Awards with her cover of Marlon Williams’ Dark Child as well as supporting and touring with international acts like Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Connan Mockasin. This year Fazerdaze toured the UK, became a genuine highlight at Australia’s BIGSOUND music conference and recently took part in the the 2016 Red Bull Music Academy in Montreal.

With a full length album set for release in may 2017, this is just the beginning for Amelia Murray and Fazerdaze.www.groenland.com

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Fazerdaze - Little Uneasy

Fazerdaze - Little Uneasy

Fazerdaze - Little Uneasy Lyrics
We are young, so we untie
We are young, we get tired
Walking on rooftops, feel so heavy
I could never leave you if you let me try
Go on and let me try

Steady now but falling slack
Stepping out but falling back
Under-passing all your dreaming
I'll admit feeling a little uneasy about
You want to cut me out

Just one more take
I'm still feeling my way, still feeling my way

We are caught so we unwind
We are caught till we untie
Talk about leaving here together

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Fazerdaze - Lucky Girl

Fazerdaze - Lucky Girl (Official Video)


Fazerdaze - Lucky Girl

The brainchild of Amelia Murray, Fazerdaze began as a string of bedroom recordings created late in the night, emerging fully-formed in 2014 as her debut eponymous EP. A succinct collection of intimate, beautifully produced dream-pop written, produced and performed by Murray herself. It’s a significant first outing for the young New Zealander with layers of softly crunching guitars swirling over consistently driving drum machines, and sparse electronica.

The EP quickly took flight, receiving critical acclaim from blogs and publications around the globe. NME described it as ‘elegant dream pop’, while US blog HillyDilly exclaimed how ‘Fazerdaze transports us to a warm, optimistic sonic space with her glistening synths and mellow acoustic guitar strums’. NZ’s Sunday Star Times listed it in their ‘Best of 2014’ spread, hailing it as a ‘versatile collection of near-perfect pop songs...’

Since the EP release, Fazerdaze and her band have shifted to another level. Opening the 2015 New Zealand Silver Scroll Awards with her cover of Marlon Williams’ Dark Child as well as supporting and touring with international acts like Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Connan Mockasin. This year Fazerdaze toured the UK, became a genuine highlight at Australia’s BIGSOUND music conference and recently took part in the the 2016 Red Bull Music Academy in Montreal.

With a full length album set for release in may 2017, this is just the beginning for Amelia Murray and Fazerdaze. www.groenland.com

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