Dazy Releases “BIG Problem” and “Gravity” Before Tour with Sleaford Mods

James Goodson put out his first Dazy songs of the year today. “BIG Problem” and “Gravity” arrive with a handful of tour dates supporting Sleaford Mods on the immediate horizon. The timing feels practical, almost offhand, which fits a project that has never leaned on grand rollouts.

Goodson records alone in Richmond, stacking fuzzed-out guitars and quick melodic turns into songs that rarely scrape two and a half minutes. The new tracks don’t wander from that logic. “BIG Problem” pushes a blown-out hook through a wall of distortion, while “Gravity” slows the tempo just enough to let the melody stretch out. Both tracks operate like most Dazy material: compact, self-contained, allergic to filler.

Last year, Dazy issued the Bad Penny EP and a one-off single before teaming with Militarie Gun for a collaborative track. The steady drip of releases has shaped a catalog that sidesteps any pressure to pivot or expand beyond its core sound. That small-scale consistency is part of why the project works. Each batch of songs feels like a dispatch rather than a statement.

The upcoming run with Sleaford Mods places Goodson in a different live context—larger rooms, a more direct post-punk audience—but his solo setup has already proven flexible. He opens the tour in Carrboro, North Carolina on May 12. The new songs will slot into a setlist that has, by now, plenty of material to pull from.