Pias news – Noonzy announcs new EP
NOONZY ANNOUNCES NEW EP

"PUPPIES" OUT ON MARCH 28, 2025
VIA [PIAS] RECORDINGS
NEW SINGLE "BUFFALO" OUT NOW
Noonzy - Buffalo

New [PIAS] Recordings signing Noonzy — the solo project of Antwerp-based musician Arnaud Stockbroekx — today announces details of his forthcoming EP Puppies released on March 28, 2025. Alongside the announcement comes second single Buffalo — the song strikes the perfect balance between emotional depth and dynamic arrangement.

Beginning in a subdued, contemplative tone before blooming into a richer, more hopeful soundscape the track is lyrically poignant and musically intricate. On the song Noonzy reflects: "Sometimes Godot just really isn't coming, so you might as well accept it and move on... I like to think the song somehow captures this transition from frustration to relief and empowerment."

Following his first offering Where/When, Buffalo further demonstrates the thoughtful craftsmanship behind the forthcoming EP Puppies, and offers a taste of its broader themes of self-discovery, vulnerability, and growth, while showcasing Noonzy's ability to balance introspection with an accessible, ear-catching melodic sensibility.

When Noonzy — Antwerp songwriter Arnaud Stockbroekx — first put on the shiny turquoise jumpsuit, something clicked. The garish outlandishness of the outfit was like a child's idea of what a rock star should look like: shimmering Lurex, Bowie-esque lightning bolt, shocking-pink fringing, Nehru collar. The strange contrast between this innocent pre-teen daydream and the brilliantly grotesque reality of a grown man recreating that dream exemplifies what Noonzy and his music is all about: at once wistful and playful, self-deprecating and extravagant, all undercut with an absurdist streak the Belgian Surrealists would approve of. Ceci n'est pas une rock star. This is not a rock star — this is a phantasmagorical reimagining of the rock star trope; a joyful, sugar-coated subversion of the hyper-masculine rock star cliché. Welcome to the Noonzyverse.

Driven by this never-say-die DIY ethic, Noonzy's numerous successes so far — De Nieuwe Lichting, European tours supporting his heroes, the backing of a major label — have all stemmed from him modestly gathering the courage to record these songs in a homemade analogue studio, a dream factory of his own making: proof that the Noonzyverse is aspirational to all. The glamour of stardom — whether real or imagined — is accessible to everyone, if you just dare to reach out and touch it.