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Fazerdaze / Maiya Blaney (Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, September 19, 2025) [DID NOT ATTEND]

Posted in Fazerdaze, Johnny Brenda's, Maiya Blaney, Philadelphia, PA on September 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »

[DID NOT ATTEND: September 19, 2025] Fazerdaze

Fazerdaze is the creation of New Zealand’s Amelia Murray. I saw them open for Pond last year.  The songs are mostly mellow with gentle psychedelic notions thrown in.  Amelia has a terrific voice and the melodies were quite lovely.  Although overall the vibe was a little too mellow for me.  There were quite a lot of people there to see Fazerdaze.  The woman in front of me sang along to every song and actually left (my area) when they were done.

I didn’t like them enough to see them headline, but I was happy that they came back for another tour.

Maiya Blaney is a New York based, New Jersey born singer, songwriter, and producer. Her unique sound- highly influenced by both 90s grunge and UK electronic music alike- spans radioactive kiss offs, sorrowful meditations on yearning, and gossamer reveries about self-image.

I listened to two of her songs and they each sounded very different from the other.  One was more grungey, the other more trip hoppy.  She has a cool sound overall.

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Pond (Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 2024)

Posted in Fazerdaze, Philadelphia, PA, Pond, Union Transfer on November 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: November 11, 2024] Pond 

I saw Pond here six years ago and it remains a memorable show for me, primarily because I got a great close up of lead singer Nick Allbrook as he was about to lean into the crowd.

I’m not sure why I didn’t go to see  them in 2019 or 2022, when they played Underground Arts–I assume Allbrook was just wandering around the crowd at that show given how interactive he was with us at Union Transfer.

When they announced this tour, I was interested but also a little unsure (again, I’m not sure why, had I forgotten how much I enjoyed their last show?)

So, when they came on stage, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect.  Allbrook didn’t have make up on like last time, but he was immediately and amazing frontman–dancing, getting close to the edge of the stage, and engaging fully with the audience.

When I saw them last time, all I really knew about them was that they were connected to Tame Impala and the few songs I listened to were really good.  [Allbrook was a touring member with Tam Impala until 2013, but Pond is far beyond any mention of Tame Impala].

They opened with a slow number called Daisy from their 2019 album Tasmania (which I don’t know at all).  The song picks up into a bouncier, synthy number and it was a good opportunity to check out what the band was doing.  (more…)

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Fazerdaze (Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 2024) [POND]

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[ATTENDED: November 11, 2024] Fazerdaze

When I saw Pond six years ago, I loved their opening act, Fascinator.   I was equally intrigued by their opening act this time, Fazerdaze, although I didn’t really look into them too much.

When they came out on stage, it was just two of them facing each other in the center of the stage.  Fazerdaze is the creation of Amelia Murray. She stood facing our side of the stage with her guitar and electronic gear.  Dave Rowlands stood facing her with his guitar and synth.

And perhaps most interesting is that they’re from New Zealand.

Murray would start the drum loop and then the two of them would play together.  The lights were dim so it wasn’t always clear who was doing what, but it was clear that it was Amelia’s show.

She told us that her new album was officially coming out at midnight and the set had five of the eleven songs in it.

The songs are mostly mellow with gentle psychedelic notions thrown in.  Amelia has a terrific voice and the melodies were quite lovely.  Although overall the vibe was a little too mellow for me.  The set was fairly short, but it still felt a little long to me.

I also thought they were also a bit of an odd choice as an opening act since musically they are quite different.  But I’m happy that they were getting exposure in the States and there were quite a lot of people there to see Fazerdaze.  The woman in front of me sang along to every song and actually left (my area) when they were done.

SETLIST

  1. Break! ⇑
  2. Winter ⇑
  3. Soft Power §
  4. A Thousand Years §
  5. Purple_02 §
  6. Cherry Pie §
  7. Bigger §

⇑ Break!
§ Soft Power (2024)

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