Location: B90, Gdańsk
Date: 11/10/2025On October 11, 2025, Gdańsk’s iconic Klub B90 will host the long-awaited return of one of modern music’s most elusive and fascinating figures. Chet Faker, the artistic alias of Australian musician Nick Murphy, is back in the game. After years of releasing music under his own name, Murphy has revived the pseudonym that first propelled him into the global spotlight, bringing with it a renewed energy, an unmistakable sound, and a promise of nights filled with raw intimacy and musical depth.
From Chet to Nick, and Back Again
The story of Chet Faker is one of reinvention. In 2012, Murphy burst onto the scene with the “Thinking in Textures” EP, a collection of tracks that blended electronic beats with a tender soulfulness rare in the genre. His cover of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” went viral, earning him a cult following and setting the stage for his full-length debut.
Two years later, “Built on Glass” (2014) cemented his place in the musical landscape. Tracks like “Talk Is Cheap” not only topped charts but also struck a chord with listeners looking for something between the club and the living room: music that pulsed, yet breathed.
But by 2016, the weight of expectations pushed Murphy to shed the Chet Faker moniker. As Nick Murphy, he explored new territories, more experimental, less bound by the warm haze that defined Faker’s sound. Albums like “Run Fast Sleep Naked” (2019) showcased a restless artist in search of new language, unafraid to abandon the familiar in pursuit of something truer.
The Revival of a Sound
The name Chet Faker returned in 2020 with the single “Low“. It was a reawakening. Murphy himself explained that the project never really left him, it simply evolved. As he told Atwood Magazine: “Chet Faker was me trying to prove something to myself… but now it feels natural, it’s just me.”
That renewed authenticity resonates in his recent work, blending downtempo grooves with smoky vocals and lush production. It’s the kind of music that resists genre labels, somewhere between chillwave, R&B, and electronic soul, but always unmistakably Faker.
The Tour That Matter
This fall, Chet Faker embarks on a world tour, with European dates including stops in Vilnius, Warsaw, Kraków, Berlin, and, crucially, Gdańsk. The choice of Klub B90 as a venue is significant: its raw, industrial space is a perfect match for Murphy’s atmospheric music, offering both intimacy and scale.
The setlist is expected to span his career, from early tracks like “Gold” and “1998” to the new material that bridges the past and present. Fans can expect a show that is at once nostalgic and forward-looking, as Murphy revisits the roots of Chet Faker while bringing the maturity of years spent under his own name.
Chet Faker’s return is a moment of artistic clarity. For longtime fans, it’s a chance to reconnect with the music that defined a generation of late-night playlists and headphone reveries. For new listeners, it’s an invitation into a sound world both intimate and expansive.
On October 11, Klub B90 will be a place where stories converge: the story of an artist who dared to reinvent himself, and the story of music that never stopped resonating.
