FREE from the demands of high school, Newcastle teen whiz Tilly Murphy, aka Fritz, is preparing to unleash a more upbeat sound.
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The 18-year-old has busily spent the summer writing and recording and hopes to drop the first single Biggest Fool In The World in February.
“It’s headed in a more surf-pop vibe compared to my first album,” Murphy said. “I’ve kind of shifted away from that shoegaze sound. This and the rest of the album have a similar sound, which is more upbeat and poppier.”
Fritz’s self-titled debut album attracted the attention of triple j and FBi last year and was characterised by its lo-fi indie rock sound as it was recorded entirely by Murphy in her bedroom using the music production app GarageBand.
This time around Murphy recruited her bandmate and Vacations leader Campbell Burns to produce the songs at Sawtooth Studios.
Murphy also promises the new batch of songs will be brutally honest. Despite her musical breakthrough and successful HSC result, Murphy endured some dark moments in 2017, which she attempted to internalise.
NARARA LINE-UP
THERE will be a strong Hunter flavour at the second installment of the rebooted Narara Music Festival on the Central Coast.
Bellbird’s William Crighton is on the bill for the May 5, alongside Newcastle acts Arcades and Lions, Nicholas Connors and The Steve Edmonds Band, who will perform their Jimi Hendrix show.
Roots artists Ash Grunwald, Dallas Frasca and Shaun Kirk will also perform at Narara, which is held at Kariong’s Mt Penang Gardens.
SCOTT BEATS FIRE
NEWCASTLE musician Spencer Scott almost missed a chance to perform alongside Camp Cope frontwoman Georgia Maq on Sunday night in Melbourne due to the Tomago bushfire.
The Paper Thin frontman supported Maq on Saturday at the Hamilton Station Hotel, before the tour moved to Victoria.
Maq had already organised to drive back to Sydney for her Melbourne flight, but Scott was travelling out of Williamtown Airport.
Scott caught the last plane out of Newcastle on Sunday before the bushfire caused the closure of the airport while he was mid-flight.