Following the release of last year’s critically acclaimed album 3, which garnered 4x ARIA Award nominations, 2x FBi Radio SMAC Awards – including ‘Record Of The Year’ – and an AIR Award nomination for ‘Best Independent Pop Album’, Sydney-based, Papau New Guinean future-soul artist Ngaiire returns with a new single ‘Fuchsia’ via Dot Dash Recordings.
A continuation of the art project/experiment that Ngaiire has described as ‘a very expensive therapy session’. ‘Fuchsia’, with it’s subversive beats & Ngaiire’s signature vocals, is an exploration of all that is queer & taboo in post-colonial Papua New Guinea.
Of the new single Ngaiire shares, “Fuchsia is about wanting autonomy on your choices, who you love, your body and the politics on acting on what society says is not allowed. It’s about rebellion and that anyone can be a rebel if it’s taking a stand against any mass ideology which in turn could just be a truth not considered. A revolution even.”
Tickets for Ngaiire’s rescheduled Australian & New Zealand album tour are on sale now here. Kicking off on August 26, the ten-date tour will see Ngaiire bring her renowned live show to audiences in Sydney, Byron Bay, Canberra, Melbourne, Castlemaine, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Auckland and Wellington.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Festivals
Friday 10 June – NGV Nights – National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne – Tickets
Saturday 11 June – VIVID Sydney – Tumbalong Park, Sydney – More info
Ngaiire – 3
Australia & New Zealand Album Tour Aug/Sept 2022
Friday 26 August – The Tuning Fork, Auckland
Saturday 27 August – Meow, Wellington
Thursday 1 September – The Triffid, Brisbane
Friday 2 September – The Northern, Byron Bay
Wednesday 7 September – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Thursday 8 September – Altar, Hobart
Friday 16 September – UC Hub, Canberra
Friday 23 September – The Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Saturday 24 September – The Gov, Adelaide
Thursday 29 September – City Recital Hall, Sydney
3 was first conceptualised when Ngaiire returned to Papua New Guinea in 2017 with a small creative team to extract unique visual aspects of her culture to present in a contemporary context alongside her music. But what began as an art-driven, anthropological project became Ngaiire’s own hero’s journey. In a recent interview with NME, she spoke candidly about the challenges she’s endured and reflected on her refusal to tone herself down for the comfort of others. Ngaiire demonstrates this emboldened approach on the sexually charged single ‘Closer’ and on the deeply personal ‘Him’, in which “her impassioned vocals seem to make the ultimate plea.” (The FADER)
With the addition of colourful, anthemic numbers like ‘Takeover’ and ‘Shoestring’, 3 is a celebration of what defines Ngaiire. The 10-track album is produced by Ngaiire’s longtime collaborator Jack Grace and it includes other previously released singles, ‘Boom’, and ‘Shiver’.