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Chet Faker

Chet Faker

Nicholas James Murphy (born 23 June 1988), known professionally as Chet Faker, is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, as Chet Faker, he issued an extended play, Thinking in Textures, and signed to Downtown Records in the United States. In October 2012, he won Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Thinking in Textures won Best Independent Single/EP at the Australian Independent Records Awards. In January 2013, the work won Best Independent Release at the Rolling Stone Australia Awards for 2012.Murphy's cover of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" was featured in a 2013 Super Bowl commercial for Beck's Sapphire. In April 2014, Built on Glass, his debut studio album, was released to generally positive reviews and debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts. Three tracks from the album were voted into the top ten of Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2014, including the number one spot for "Talk Is Cheap".In September 2016, Murphy dropped the Chet Faker name to start performing and releasing material under his birth name, beginning with the release of a pair of singles later that year, and the Missing Link extended play in 2017. Murphy's second studio album – the first under his birth name – Run Fast Sleep Naked was released in April 2019. This was followed up by a surprise instrumental album, Music for Silence, in March 2020, initially released via the Calm meditation app.In October 2020, four years after dropping the moniker, Murphy revived the Chet Faker name for the release of a new single, "Low".

Albums

2014 Built on Glass
2019 Run Fast Sleep Naked
2020 Music for Silence
2021 Hotel Surrender
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Chet Faker - Talk Is Cheap Remixes
Ta-ku and Kaytranada apply their unique set of skills to Chet Faker's huge single.. Last night we saw Chet Faker do his live thang at the Astor Theatre, and while the hangover is still too strong to encapsulate all of our thoughts regarding said show right now, there's definitely head space to share a couple of dope remixes laid out for the bearded one. KAYTRANADA FLIP First up Kaytranada gives it the old Kaytranada flip, applying his signature sounds on a housier tip. All of Kaytranada's drums sound so live, which I love. Once it gets going though it's all club groove and eery synths. The sax from the original gets left out, and I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but it's a choice that doesn't detract from the tune in anyway. TA-KU REMIX Ta-ku goes the darker route, but still packing plenty of those feels he's pretty come to have complete ownership of. It makes for a seriously well rounded little selection of music. The original, Ta-ku's take and Kaytranada's flip sound so di
Features / Music
Track By Track - Yujen's No Aware EP
Melbourne trio Yujen breakdown their killer debut EP for us.. Late last year we stumbled across Melbourne trio Yujen, backed by the bearded wonder Chet Faker. The group make lush, atmospheric electronica for the soul, and have just released their debut EP, No Aware, and were kind enough to send us a few words about each of the six tracks on offer. If you like what you hear, follow the guys on FACEBOOK, or head to Detail Records' STORE to purhcase a copy.
News / Music
Sheppard And Chet Faker Remain Number One Single And Album
Plus locals New Empire and Bonjah debut top 50
News / Music
Chet Faker Lands #1 Album As Indie Labels Rule
Chet Faker and Sheppard hold #1s
News / Music
Chet Faker Closing In On #1 Record
Can Sheppard hold #1?
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Chet Faker Names 'Built On Glass' Album Tour Dates
He's touring this June/July
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Chet Faker Wants To Shave Off His Beard
[insert sad emoji here]
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Chet Faker - Built On Glass
"It’s a dreamy, sensuous sprawl of an album that’s like waking from a dream by the time you reach the last track."
Features / Music
Not Polite
"The first album I did I was just trying to impress people."
News / Music
Chet Faker Signs With Future Classic For Debut Album
Built On Glass out April
Features / Music
Who is Flerm?
The Top 8 candidates for who is possibly behind that loveable rascal of purposely-poor paint skills, Flerm.. I remember when Flerm first began. Splendour In The Grass weekend was just getting started, we were having a few quiet beverages, and I showed all my friends this new FB page called Flerm. And we LOL’d. Oh how we LOL’d. It was much internet. The muchest we could handle. Or is that a doge thing? They’re all kinda blending together now. It continued on in humorous fashion through the latter half of 2013, mostly focusing on the up-and-coming “Australian Sound” scene, producing hilariously bad drawings of such luminaries as Erlersen Wundalen, Erscer Ker Sin and Chert Ferker. He even made really funny edits of Flume tracks with too many cowbells. It was great. For a while it almost became a right of passage for those young producers - you got Flerm'd, you'd made it. And pretty much ever since I've been wondering who the fuck is behind the one you know as Flerm. Especially in more rec
News / Music
Chet Faker's 'Thinking In Textures' EP Goes Gold
The EP sells 35,000 copies in Aus