New indie pop band, Dizzy, delivered a dreamlike performance at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix on Monday night. 

In the opening show of its tour with band City and Colour, Dizzy put on its first performance since the COVID-19 pandemic began last March. 

“In the last year, there hasn’t been much else to do besides sit on my phone and wonder what people thought of the music I was putting out,” lead singer Katie Munshaw said.

Despite its absence, the band from Oshawa, Canada, looked right at home on stage, giving a strong and impressive performance to the Valley.

“There was an immediate familiarity to it, as soon as we got out there it didn’t really feel like 2 years had passed,” bass player Mackenzie Spencer said.

Dizzy’s second studio album, “The Sun and Her Scorch,” was released in July 2020, and Monday night the band performed it for the first time. 

Munshaw describes the project as, “Breaking through all the expectations people put on you in your early twenties.”

Songs like “Ten” showcase Munshaw’s transparency with her anxieties of growing older, and sharing these feelings with her listeners, is exactly what the artist intends. 

“I hope that when someone listens to Dizzy, they can catch a vibe, but also I hope it resonates in those who want to be understood,” Munshaw said. 

If you aren’t already a Dizzy fan, you certainly have a reason to get yourself acquainted. Local Arizona fans have already given their praise.

Local fan Sky Keene says, “I love it, I find it very beautiful, she looks happy even if some of the lyrics can be about hurting in the past, she speaks from the heart.”  

“If we weren’t fans before, we definitely are now,” Sky’s mother Jesseca Keene added.

Dizzy’s first studio album, “Baby Teeth,” was recognized as the Alternative Album of the Year at the 2020 Juno Awards. 

When asked about the award, Munshaw said, “If I think about it too much I get myself in a hole of expecting people to like me all the time.”

Munshaw explains that everyone listens to music differently, and that no one person’s perception of Dizzy’s music will be the same. 

This is why this young and talented band has always tried to stay true to its own sound, all while giving its fans every ounce of themselves. 

“I think it’s important to be transparent and vulnerable, not only for myself, but also for the listener,” Munshaw said. 

“The Sun and Her Scorch,” “Baby Teeth” and Dizzy’s newest “Separate Places” are available now on all streaming platforms.

Contact the reporter at dljohn62@asu.edu.