Aaron Frazer

Into The Blue was conceived out of heartbreak. Frazer moved cross-country and embarked on a journey that’s reflected in the album’s feelings of grief, loneliness, & healing. “Into The Blue really means heading into the unknown. That has been the last year of my life, and I'm still in the blue,” Frazer explains. “But there are also songs here that celebrate love and the giddiness of a new relationship. That's part of a breakup to me, processing the whole thing, remembering the things that were right as much as the things that were wrong.”

Frazer wrote on every track and played several live instruments on the album. The title track, “Into The Blue”, is a haunting, resolute anthem, combining cinematic strings and tough-as-nails breakbeats as Frazer heads west. “Payback” is an explosive dance floor heater, featuring shimmering tambourines and driving bass lines. Northern soul drums meet snarling fuzz guitar, hurtling towards its epic conclusion.

For Into the Blue, Frazer enlisted Grammy-winner Alex Goose as co-producer, known for his crate-digging samples and collaborations with hip-hop artists like Freddie Gibbs, Madlib and Brockhampton. Frazer experimented with samples for the first time on a record, drawing from unexpected sources like 90s R&B group Hi-Five.

Though Into the Blue was born out of heartbreak, Frazer hopes it leaves listeners with a sense of optimism. “You know, you can still laugh on a day when you're grieving,” he says, “there’s no peaks without valleys."