the daze can be found in various watering holes around melbourne and australia, producing dark, brooding, melodic music whilst juggling the odd drunken punter. a musical treat lying somewhere between calexico, portishead and the bad seeds, yet still with a sound that remains strangely unique, the daze are fastly becoming a rather dangerous musical cocktail that is sure to seduce even the most cynical of punters.

although they've only been around as a band for about 18 months, the daze have played with the likes of 'the blackeyed susans' and 'the fauves', 'the restless' and heligoland' .. among others.

the daze combine intelligent, emotive songs with dark, brooding instrumental music to keep the punters glued to their bar stools, in a ... well, umm ... a 'daze'

... in a little more detail ...

originally forming in late 2003 under the name 'nick conolly & the daze', the daze started as a way for nick [the boats, the waiting place, royalchord, miasma (syd)] to realise his songs in a live context - mainly as a duo with joel bloom [sunwrae, nick barker, royalchord] on lapsteel & dobro and nick on guitar & vox. with the addition of dale 'g' thomas [loudhailer, go public!, daisy west] on drums, paul skelton [the dirty royals] on bass, and finally claire kuiper [blind creek] on guitar & vox, the lineup was complete.

the band played only a handful of shows before releasing their debut 'olinda daze' in sept 2004. the launch went down an absolute treat ... with the addition of rae howell on trumpet (who also played on the album) and with generous support from heligoland and the restless, it was a night of truly beautiful music and the realisation of an exciting, atmospheric live band.

for personal reasons, the daze had to take a long hiatus for much of 2005 ... but they've returned with a new bass player 'chris riseley' and a bunch of new recordings ... recorded to 2" analog, an ep to showcase these tunes will be released in december 05. the album, sure to be another aural treat will be available on vinyl & CD in mid 2006. it will also feature songs from claire kuiper, whose folk/country background brings a new, delicate beauty to the daze.

the daze will continue to play and promote the new record in 2006, with plans to tour not just australia, but overseas ... stay tuned for more details, or sign up to the mailing list!

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..... individual member bios coming soon .....