DALLAS TAMAIRA New Soulful Single 'Spider'
Lockdown single one, ‘No Flowers’, marked Dallas Tamaira’s (Fat Freddy’s Drop) rebirth as a solo artist with its release in the second half of 2020 .
The brand new single 'Spider’ represents the peaceful, slower pace of life Tamaira fell in love with during his confinement at home. 'Spider’ has late-night summer vibes, dark guitar and heavy bass contrasted with large sweeping layers of vocals, all brought together with soulful piano flourishes. The result is smooth, lush, low-fi “slow soul”, delivered by arguably one of the world’s most gifted soul vocalists.
“The underlying message in the lyrics is that life can be hard sometimes and that’s ok. For some people it’s more important to see the world for how it is rather than maintaining a constant positive outlook. We are all built differently and that’s a beautiful thing. Whether you chose to be present in the now or escape reality completely, do it on your own terms and don’t let anyone else tell you how to live your life.” - Dallas Tamaira
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Almost exactly one year ago, Dallas Tamaira was at home in Wellington, reflecting on a tour that wasn’t to be. The band he helped found almost 20 years ago, Fat Freddy’s Drop, had just embarked on an exciting six-week European tour, with the majority of their gigs instant sell-outs. But Covid-19 had other plans, and having racked up just one gig of a planned 14, the acclaimed Kiwi band was forced to return to Aotearoa, and a largely uncertain future.
In self-isolation, which was followed swiftly by New Zealand’s seven-week Level Four lockdown, Tamaira (Ngati Tuwharetoa) found he felt far from “stuck”, “For me, isolation and lockdown were the perfect storm,” says the self-proclaimed introvert. “There was nothing else to do but write and create. It gave me the time and space to finish the final stages of production and mixes for two brand new singles.”
Those singles – ‘No Flowers’, which marked Tamaira’s rebirth as a solo artist with its release in the second half of 2020 – and the brand new single 'Spider' represent the peaceful, slower pace of life Tamaira fell in love with during his confinement at home.
“Making slow, intimate music really made sense to me during that time" - Dallas Tamaira
Friend, musician and producer Devin Abrams (Pacific Heights/Drax Project) is a worthy collaborator, joining Tamaira to produce both singles.
“Dallas and I have shared a close friendship/brotherhood alongside the odd creative collaboration for many, many years. It is now though, that we have closely begun to work together on fully articulating his own creative stories through this project. I have always treasured his approach to his art and how committed he is to each and every word he sings and it is an honour to be able to help Dallas bring to life these stories in the fruition of fully formed songs. Excited about sharing these songs with the world is an understatement and a half….” Devin says.
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