September 04, 2023
Tamaira leans on soul legend for lockdown drop
Fat Freddy’s Drop frontman Dallas Tamaira says his new solo EP should give people more of a sense of his personal style.
Tamaira says he’s hugely influenced by the late American soul singer Bill Withers, famous for hits like Lean on me and Ain’t no sunshine.
He says the Covid lockdowns gave him the space to develop six songs on Levels.
“The songs on the EP were mostly written during covid, so a lot of the themes and stuff also will probably tie into that time as well – the way that we dealt with that time as a whanau,” Tamaira says.
The Ngāti Tuwharetoa but Kaikoura-raised singer says Fat Freddy’s Drop still takes up most of his time, especially with tours to Europe where the band remains hugely popular.