11 August 2023 - 0 Comments

The Fuzzies are an alternative pop trio with more hooks than a chilli barb. Named after their big fuzzy tones, they are no slouches in the songwriting department either.

After playing dozens of shows over the last five years, The Fuzzies have also been using this time to put together their debut album Cupid. Led alternately by the vocals of Niki Maera and Kelly Michael, they mix warm fuzzies with darker undertones to create their own brand of classic indie-pop.

Cupid Is the latest single from The Fuzzies’ debut album Cupid.

The Fuzzies are Niki Maera (Mary), Kelly Michael (Tabularasa, Enshrine) and Andrew Maitai (Powertool Records, Joed Out).

The Cupid album was recorded to analogue tape by Darren McShane at Earwig Studios, and the vinyl version – which plays at 45RPM – was one of the first to come from the brand new Stebbing record press. Cupid will also be available on CD and digitally.

Cupid’s cover is very special, as it captures a design created by the late Hamish Kilgour, who spent the first Covid lockdown with The Fuzzies at their venue/headquarters UFO, in the West Auckland suburb of New Lynn. Each day Hamish would create a new display somewhere in the building, which Niki would photograph. The band wanted to pay tribute to Hamish with their album, so they selected this image for the cover (and this is well before the Barbie movie came out!)

The Fuzzies Cupid album release tour

Friday 25 August UFO, Auckland - with The Surge (from Whangārei)

Saturday 2 September WorkShop 26, Blockhouse Bay Auckland - with The Wendy Morris Band

Friday 15 September Jam Factory, Tauranga - with Bitter Defeat

Saturday 16 September OneOneSix, Whangarei - with The Surge

Friday 22 September Venue TBC - Cupid Release Show

Friday 29 September RoK'n'Roll, Christchurch with The New Things (from Wellington)

Saturday 30 September Moons, Dunedin with The New Things

29 October to 11 November: Aotearoa New Zealand tour with Greg Franco and band (from the US)

Visit Powertool Records on Facebook for more info

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