Fazerdaze - "Motorway"

Photo by Frances Carter

New Zealand's Fazerdaze has released a single that blurs the line between alt-rock and pop in a way artists normally can't pull off. "Motorway" is heavy on loud, droning guitars to the point that it's almost shoegaze, but far heavier. Amelia Murray's vocals have a perfect tone that matches the fuzz within the song, and as you listen, you're waiting for a full noise explosion. Instead, the song takes a left turn into a more pop focused sound. It ends up being more danceable than I'd probably like to admit, but it keeps everything we loved about the start of the song intact as it transforms back and forth. This is an interesting sound that we're loving the more we hear, and has us anxious to hear more.

Amelia Murray says that her new single was written from “... a feeling of being trapped between a city and a relationship, searching for home in both, but finding it in neither. It explores an enmeshment with familiarity; and the motorway becoming a symbol of that for me; repetitive, a loop to break out of, a false sense of freedom.”

You can watch the video for "Motorway" below. The single is out now on section1. For more on Fazerdaze, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include a September 23 date at The Rockwell in Somerville, MA.

Fazerdaze 2025 tour dates w/ Pixies + Spoon:

August 23 - El Rey - Los Angeles, CA - headline

August 27 - Gallagher Square - San Diego, CA

August 28 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA

August 30 - McMenamins Edgefield - Troutdale, OR

August 31 - Kettlehouse Amphitheatre - Bonner, MT

September 2 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Denver, CO

September 4 - Zoo Amphitheatre - Oklahoma City, OK

September 5 - Moody Amphitheater - Austin, TX

September 6 - White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX

September 8 - Avondale Brewing Company - Birmingham, AL

September 9 - Red Hat Amphitheater - Raleigh, NC

September 10 - Asheville Yards - Asheville, NC

September 12 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA

September 15 - Salt Shed - Chicago, IL

September 16 - Stifel Theatre - St. Louis, MO

September 17 - The Pinnacle - Nashville, TN

September 19 - Johnny Brenda’s - Philadelphia, PA - headline

September 20 - The Atlantis - Washington, DC - headline

September 21 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY - headline

September 23 - The Rockwell - Boston, MA - headline