Floyd Marsden - MNZ Interview: The AUX Return 012: Floyd Marsden

15 May 2024 // An interview by Nicholas Clark

After two years in the making, Floyd Marsden returns with her flamboyant, but serious, second album: The Disco Lizards. It's an interesting record, with a wide range of instruments and an equally wide range of moods. 1970's style dominates, but there's a fair amount of 60's French jazz and crooner lounge act influence in there too. The AUX Return had a great talk with Floyd, then saw a great show!

About Floyd Marsden

Floyd Marsden is a silly little freak writing silly little songs. She was born in Yorkshire, England, but grew up in Wellington, NZ. She creates alternative funk rock music, often combining genres together such as jazz, punk, funk, and more. She takes lyrical inspiration from the grounded realism and honesty of Taylor Swift and Ben Folds, along with the more poetic and absurdist lyrics found in the works of incredible songwriters such as Alex Turner and Tim Minchin. Musically, her inspirations are varied. Having grown up listening to jazz and indie rock, her music is reminiscent of riff-based songs of Arctic Monkeys, Lovejoy, and more. However, her more recent music is comparable to the works of 1950's crooners and lounge jazz artists.

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The Disco Lizards
Year: 2024
Type: Album

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