Music News - Aotearoa Indie-folk artist Fraser Ross unveils stunning title-track single 'Thunderhead' ahead of new album
08 March 2024 - 0 Comments
Ōtautahi indie-folk artist Fraser Ross has today released the title track single and music video from his much-anticipated upcoming album Thunderhead.
A mesh of folk, indie and soft-rock - with the perfect balance of melancholia and hope, Thunderhead is set to become another successful track in Fraser’s discography. Following the success of recently released single Cards (NZ On Air NewTracks, RDU, Radio One, The Most FM), today's track is sure to build even more excitement for the artists new album Thunderhead - out March 22 - pre-save HERE.
Thunderhead is a deeply personal reflection written as a documentary of Fraser's travels throughout America, and the experience of leaving a family. Named after Thunderhead Artist’s Refuge in Montana, a camp that brings artists together in the spirit of natural building and campfire jamming - and the place Fraser wrote the track mid-travels.
“My experience at Thunderhead was one of recovery and redirecting,” explains Fraser, “It was the physical and metaphorical place I turned around and stopped running away from the guilt of leaving.” Thunderhead carries the emotional weight of this turning point for Fraser, with reflective lyrics and expressive instrumentation, while a warmth in Lee Prebble’s mixing emulates a bright optimism for what the future holds. Made with the support of NZ On Air, the track was recorded at Surgery Studios Wellington and mastered by Mike Gibson.
Also released today is a stunning music video which Fraser hopes will further “illustrate the song's journey of moving on”. Filmed with good friend Robyn Jordaan, the clip follows Fraser on a turbulent journey through Christchurch via electric scooter, collecting various clothes and memorabilia en route. Shots of Fraser cruising down wide roads, sitting atop a chest of drawers and the scooter, were inspired by seeing someone do just that! “It was just the funniest, most resourceful thing I’d seen,” says Fraser. “I thought the visual metaphor of moving house by sitting on your clothes while riding a scooter might make an accurate theatrical representation of the song.”
Complete with epic shots of clothes and a scooter being flung off New Brighton Pier at sunset, both the Thunderhead music video and single are charming insights into Fraser’s quirky sense of humour and paint beautiful imagery for moving on.
Photo Credit: Robyn Jordaan
Design: Fraser Ross
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