Nat Vazer - "Addicted to Misery"

Melbourne, Australia's Nat Vazer makes music that’s serene, reflective, and deeply personal. Her brand new single, “Addicted To Misery,” is even more so by her standards, as she bears a little more of her soul in pursuit of her rawest performance to date.   

Confessional and frank, the lyrics on “Addicted to Misery” are poignantly direct, as Vazer painstakingly describes feelings of detachment, despondency, and desperation stemming from the inability to help a loved one in need. Her words also seem to assume different perspectives, as the cutting, titular refrain of “but you can’t save me cause I’m addicted to misery,” flips the script from the verses, which come from her own frame of reference. Sonically, Vazer captures the associated swell of emotion. Patiently plucked guitars juxtapose a more subdued electronic backbeat during the song’s early stages, but when the verses kick in, this gives way to instrumentation that’s full and vibrant.

Vazer shared that “(The song catalogs) a portrait of a time of feeling low, explored through a conversational journey. It’s about feeling powerless to help the one you love and the sense of spiraling through that feeling,”

In conjunction with the single’s release, Vazer also shared a captivating video, which was directed and filmed by Benjamin Joel. Stream it below!

You can also listen to the track on Spotify or purchase it on Bandcamp. Keep up with Vazer by following her on Instagram.

Vazer will be performing at Pet Shop in Jersey City next Thursday, March 23rd with Jacob Tremont, Manager, and more. For more information, head to the event listing here on the site. Then, she’ll be at Our Wicked Lady in Brooklyn on Saturday, March 25th with GLOM, Lovecolor, and Lily Mao. Tickets are available now via Dice.FM.