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Tāmaki Makaurau-based indie-folk artist Greta O’Leary has today shared her upbeat, outlandish new single ‘Baptised At The Desktop Computer’!

A peculiar ride through Greta’s signature tongue-in-cheek songwriting and nostalgic, vivid lyricism, ‘Baptised At The Desktop Computer’ is also an enthralling display of the artist seamlessly dipping her toes into a new sound. With its chugging beat, lap steel and acoustic guitars, hammond organ, 70s Roland cr8000 drum machine and growling bassline from NZ bass player Cass Basil – channeling the sound of famous bassist Jaco Pastorius – this track is fun and deserving of multiple listens.

“This is a fun and rather odd song drenched in absurdity and memory,” explains Greta. “Touching on childhood religious experiences and growing up playing The Sims.”

Known for her eclectic range of writing and arranging, today’s release follows Greta’s recent single ‘Baby I’m A Singer’ – an ode to fellow struggling artists that has seen love from across Aotearoa (RNZ, RollingStone, 95bFM, R1, Radio Control).

Greta recalls that ‘Baptised At The Desktop Computer’ was written in a slightly delirious, flu-induced state – a curious writing process fitting for the eccentric new track. “I was isolating in my room with the flu and I’d gone into a strange state. I came out a few days later with the song, but I barely remember the creation of it.”
From there, the single would become yet another collaborative fruit between Greta and producer Jol Mulholland at The Lab Studios, Tāmaki Makaurau. “It’s one of Jol’s firm favorites”.

Also released today is an enthralling and unsettling music video where possession seems to take hold, directed by Greta and Adam Rohe, filmed at Auckland’s Junk & Disorderly. “It took me a while to find the right visual world for this song,” says Greta. “This was my third set for this project, we put a lot of work into the previous ones but I followed my gut and it led us here”.

With an unpredictable and exciting new era ahead for Greta O’Leary, fans won’t want to miss her upcoming tour with Tāmaki Makaurau-based folk artist Fables!

The Tuning Fork – Auckland Sunday 13th October
Meow – Wellington Thursday 10th October

Spook-folk Sweetheart Greta O’Leary is a songwriter and musician whose pervasive, yet spacious sound, cuts through the thickest of skins. Poignant, heartbreaking and occasionally absurd, Greta’s voice ‘reminiscent of a hāngī pit’ seizes us, ‘imbued with earthy, smokey tones’ (UTR). Quickly establishing herself as a rising force in the Aotearoa music scene, Greta was the recipient of APRA’s Artist Mentoring Programme, working with her mentor Tom Healy on her latest works. Her first single ‘Outnumbered’ garnered a feature on RNZ, charted on independent radio stations, and gained 140,000 views for its self-directed music video. NZ On Air development funding with producer Charlotte Yates meant a return to the studio soon after to track her debut EP, followed by performances at festivals such as Newtown Festival, Earthbeat, Performance Arcade, and Wellington Gardens Magic Festival. Now, with her recent single ‘Baby I’m A Singer’, shows in Pōneke and Tāmaki Makaurau set to kick off this month, and the release of ‘Baptised At The Desktop Computer’ – an exciting new era begins for Greta O’Leary!

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