[Cover photo credit to Joe Hunt]
Nettwerk has announced the signing of Indie Pop singer/songwriter Fiji Blue as well as his debut album Glide. He’s also recently added new tour dates in Asia and North America and has released the track “Peppermint“ which celebrates the kind of love that feels effortless.
Also known as Trevor Dering, Fiji Blue prefers “guitar-heavy storytelling.” He has previously released three EPs, Reasons You Should Care (2021), Goodbye (2021) and I Loved You, What Happened? (2022), ahead of his debut full-length album Glide.
He explains about Glide:
This album was written during a period of personal transition. There’s a lot of adjustment that comes with dealing with the end of relationships, feeling stuck in the middle trying to process all these intense feelings at the same time…It was like starting from scratch, both emotionally and in terms of writing songs themselves.
The album’s lead single “Peppermint,” is dedicated to the “effortless love” he feels for his wife, which is “a key creative inspiration for the album.”
He shares about “Peppermint”:
This song tells my story of effortless love, like riding a bike downhill, feet off the pedals type of love. I was beginning my process of writing with new producers (for the first time ever) & was lucky enough to cross paths with Matt Kahane. Typically, it takes a few sessions for me to open up and feel comfortable, but the day we made this song, it felt like I had found a new best friend. The creative process flowed effortlessly, just like the story we were trying to tell. We completed the song within a few hours, and I’ve been playing it every day since.
ASIA FESTIVAL DATES
Saturday, August 10th – Bangkok, Thailand – Unseen Festival
Saturday, August 17th – Tokyo, Japan – Summer Sonic
Sunday, August 25th – Jakarta – Lalala Fest
NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES
Thursday, October 10th – Washington DC – DC9
Friday, October 11th – New York – Gramercy Theatre
Saturday, October 12th – Boston – Brighton Music Hall
Monday, October 14th – Toronto – Velvet Underground
Thursday, October 17th – Chicago – Subterranean
Friday, November 1st – Vancouver – Fortune
Sunday, November 3rd – Seattle – Neumes
Tuesday, November 5th – Portland – Polaris Hall
Thursday, November 7th – San Francisco – The Independent
Friday, November 8th – Los Angeles – El Rey
Friday, November 15th – Phoenix – Crescent Ballroom
ASIA TOUR DATES
Thursday, November 21st – Singapore – Gateway Theatre
Saturday, November 23rd – Taipei City, Taiwan – Clapper Studio
Monday, November 25th – Shanghai, China – Sound Republic
Thursday, November 27th – Guangzhou, China – Sound Republic
Friday, November 29th – Manila – Podium Hall
Saturday, November 30th – Hong Kong – Clockenflap Festival
Tuesday, December 3rd – Seoul, South Korea – Musinsa Garage
