‘Soft Power’, el tema de apertura del primer álbum de Fazerdaze en siete años, comienza con una crisis de fe: “¿Dónde está la magia?/ La luz dentro de mí se desvanece/ Solía aferrarme fuerte/ Ahora la dejo ir”. Sin embargo, la cantante, compositora y productora neozelandesa, también conocida como Amelia Murray, mantiene la esperanza en … Leer más
It was never going to win. But she liked it, and she liked that I was interested in it, and that’s all I think she ever wanted. I think she would have liked this record a lot. Therapy Therapy seems to be a recurring theme in your work, especially in this album. How has it … Leer más
I think the misty mornings, the flooding river, and the unseen gnomes all tie into this idea of the unknown and the mysterious. They represent this liminal space that I was inhabiting while writing the album, a space between clarity and confusion, reality and fantasy. They help to trace the emotional journey of the album … Leer más
Driving became this lifeline for me, this way to connect to the world and to myself, to find solace and beauty in the midst of chaos. ‘I-90’ captures all of that – the searching, the loss, the freedom, and the sunset hunting. It’s a song that holds a lot of weight for me personally, and … Leer más
SH: Yeah, for sure. I think those experiences are so formative. They shape who you are and how you approach relationships and life in general. And I think that level of intensity and emotion is what makes those times so memorable. It’s like everything is heightened, and it’s all so new and exciting and scary … Leer más
But I do like the idea of a chain store that’s dedicated to pets, and I like how the word sounds, so I wanted to use it in some way. I ended up using it as a kind of metaphor, thinking about how we interact with the natural world. I was thinking about my own … Leer más
It’s a very strange time for me to revisit that area because it’s becoming unrecognizable. Carroll Gardens is right next to it and is a very beautiful, sort of Italian neighborhood. It’s just bizarre how close they are to each other; you can see two different worlds within a block of each other. How do … Leer más