Fazerdaze is the moniker of Wellington born bedroom songwriter, Amelia Murray. After moving to Auckland to study music, Murray began layering guitars over drum machine loops and in the process created one of the most charming iterations of surf-pop we’ve heard in a while.

New Zealand has a pretty good history of churning out jangly guitar bands (everyone from The Clean to Surf City) but Murray really sets herself apart with Fazerdaze. Her debut EP brings together the driving rhythms of more traditional surf with multi-tracked harmonic vocals that feel like they barely touch the ground before floating right past your ears.

The whole thing is delivered with such effortlessness that it seems like Murray must have just sat down and recorded the whole thing in an afternoon. But don’t let that description fool you. Songs like ‘Somethink’ show off some beautifully intricate guitar work along the lines of Dustin Wong’s solo albums.

Fazerdaze has been playing a few shows around the country and with any luck we’ll hear more from her soon.

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