--- title: "Iris Zhang Leaps Into a New Era of Artistry With ‘Haunted & Free’: TF Word" description: "Chinese-New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Iris Zhang has rolled out the first single for her debut album. Through ‘Haunted & Free,’ the…" canonical: "https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/2025/08/11/iris-zhang-leaps-into-a-new-era-of-artistry-with-haunted-free" --- 1. [TF Word](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/) 2. [Featured](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/category/featured) 3. Iris Zhang Leaps Into a New Era of Artistry With ‘Haunted & Free’ - [Featured](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/category/featured) - [Music](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/category/music) # Iris Zhang Leaps Into a New Era of Artistry With ‘Haunted & Free’ Chinese-New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Iris Zhang has rolled out the first single for her debut album. [Denver C](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/author/denverctf) 11 August 2025 · 2 min read English [Español](https://www.ticketfairy.com/es/word/2025/08/11/iris-zhang-leaps-into-a-new-era-of-artistry-with-haunted-free) [Français](https://www.ticketfairy.com/fr/word/2025/08/11/iris-zhang-entre-dans-une-nouvelle-ere-artistique-avec-haunted-free) [Deutsch](https://www.ticketfairy.com/de/word/2025/08/11/iris-zhang-leaps-into-a-new-era-of-artistry-with-haunted-free) [Bahasa Indonesia](https://www.ticketfairy.com/id/word/2025/08/11/iris-zhang-leaps-into-a-new-era-of-artistry-with-haunted-free) [Русский](https://www.ticketfairy.com/ru/word/2025/08/11/iris-zhang-vstupaet-v-novuu-eru-tvorcestva-s-haunted-free) [Dansk](https://www.ticketfairy.com/da/word/2025/08/11/iris-zhang-traeder-ind-i-en-ny-kunstnerisk-aera-med-haunted-free) [Svenska](https://www.ticketfairy.com/sv/word/2025/08/11/iris-zhang-kliver-in-i-en-ny-konstnarlig-era-med-haunted-free) ***Chinese-New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Iris Zhang has rolled out the first single for her debut album.*** Through ‘Haunted & Free,’ the Auckland-based artist frames an experimental alternative pop/R&B score that is crafted around navigating personal ghosts, traumas, and regrets. Via [social media](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLyvyyGpO5y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) Iris Zhang called her new song “quite different” from her previous folk-pop exploits and spoke about the overarching theme of ‘Haunted & Free’ as “being haunted by a previous relationship, by a person, by a version of yourself that you used to be, and kind of coming to terms with how that experience has changed you and how you move on from that.” [Iris Zhang - Haunted & Free (Official Music Video)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fq8Gbk3puIo?feature=oembed) Iris brings forward her training in classical and contemporary Western and Asian music and levels it with the prowess of co-writer Jefferson Chen, producer Tei, and sound engineer Christian Tjandrawinata. The result takes Iris to newer sonic territory, folding trap-influenced beats, 808-inspired basslines, and R&B cuts to assemble a loop-worthy mélange of sound. Backed by New Zealand On Air’s Pan-Asian New Music Single program, Iris guides you on a whimsical journey back to the 2000s with her slick vocals, set against an alternative, soft-pop tune that is tantalizingly enriched by her masterfully arranged, reverberating flute segments. ‘Haunted & Free’ was released with a music video directed by Edith Fan and Charlotte Zhang. In the video, Iris explores various versions of herself, transitioning from scenes in a fairy forest to darker, gothic-inspired looks. 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