The dual EPs IT’S ONLY A SECRET (If You Repeat It) and I GET LOST (When I Try To Get Found) bridge the gap between Dazy past and future. Both of the new three-song EPs find Richmond, VA-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist James Goodson combining the fuzzy ‘90s alternative sounds of his earlier work with inventive production, hip hop-inspired beats, and keener hooks than ever. The result broadens the scope of the project without losing its raw bedroom punk roots–and hints at the many directions Dazy could go.
Since starting the project in 2020, Goodson has released nearly 50 Dazy songs across various singles, albums, EPs, collections, and collaborations. “I was moving so fast for a couple years there, I didn’t totally realize just how much music that really is until it was out,” he says. “But I felt like I’d really accomplished the sound I was aiming for with all those songs–this sort of Creation Records by-way-of home-recorded punk thing–and I knew I wanted to slow down and try to push myself a little into something different.”