24 May 2024 - 0 Comments

BAkeR's second EP Moonface is out today, following his acclaimed debut EP Eternal Now, released in February 2023.

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The first single from the three-track EP is the title track Moonface, which has been playlisted on Sydney's Antipodes Radio, and the newly-launched Radio South.

Rallying against authority in its various forms runs through the Moonface EP, and the songs are essentially BAkeR's reflection on Bob Marley's refrain, "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery", updated for these times.

The Moonface EP was recorded in Kerikeri over Easter weekend with producer Dan Hewson, (the son of the late Paul Hewson from Dragon) who BAkeR says is "brilliant at what he does."

Eternal Now was nominated for the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut award at this year's Taite Music Prize 2024, and has received some great reviews.

"At times he resembled Dylan if Dylan ever got into the dream pop genres. Awash in layers of hazy synths and a dream-like sound that definitely will leave you wanting to return to again and again, BAkeR definitely is on the cusp of something here." - My Nguryen, Pitch Perfect (US)

"What a versatile EP. The production throughout is well done, and the songwriting is consistently good. Two thumbs up." - Heather Savage, Top Buzz (US)

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