Captivating singer-songwriter Georgia Lines has unveiled her stunningly emotive new single and video ‘I Got You’ out today.
The single has also featured with Rolling Stone magazine HERE.
Layered in dreamy, atmospheric strings which floats over a chilled groove, ‘I Got You’ is hook-laden in melody, performed by Georgia’s uniquely soaring vocals. The Tauranga-based artist is compelling in her storytelling, reflecting on change, loss, acceptance and letting go.
“At the time there were so many things in my world that were changing, including dealing with the grief of losing a family member,” says Georgia. “It felt like life was becoming a game of giant jenga with so many pieces being pulled out from under me, whilst trying to hold everything together. ‘I Got You’ is about the process of learning to let go, whilst continuing to hold onto the few things that you know to be true.”
Co-written and produced by Djeisan Suskov (BENEE, Matthew Young, Mitch James, LEISURE), ‘I Got You’ is the very first song the now prolific duo wrote together in 2020. Written fresh out of Aotearoa’s first lockdown, the track is reflective of Georgia’s growth mindset in navigating the challenges of pursuing a career in music during a pandemic.
“Covid has required loads of adaptability, positivity and constant changes in perspective,” says Georgia. “The biggest mindset shift that has helped me navigate this unknown, has been the conscious decision to make sure that every part of the journey is enjoyable. For me, keeping this perspective along with having an incredible support network, has helped me navigate through the hard yards and all the challenges that Covid has brought to pursuing a career in music.”
Also released is the stunning new music video to accompany the single, directed and produced by Georgia Lines herself. Drawing on nature’s elements and spaces where all is falling apart, Georgia crafted the video to sit in the same visual space as the music does sonically.
“Conceptually I loved the idea of creating a video that had aspects of the elements in it (water/sand/nature/grain),” says Georgia. “I loved the idea of creating, beautiful, graceful movements mixed with static poses amongst these big piles and loved the idea of creating different spaces within the giant warehouse we filmed in, to bring different ideas visually to the video. Working with Chelsea Jade on the Choreography over zoom was also such a highlight. I loved working with her for ‘No One Knows’ and was so pumped to get to work with her again for this one.”
Georgia Lines is quickly becoming a household name in Aotearoa’s music industry, recently performing alongside Anika Moa, Tami Neilson, Paige and Annie Crummer at Auckland’s Civic Theatre for TUAWAHINE. Her self-titled, debut EP GEORGIA LINES released in 2020, has amassed 1.5 million Spotify streams, with recent release ‘Tōrere’ already gaining more than 47,000 streams; a track unveiled as part of 2021’s te wiki o te reo māori. Georgia’s 2021 single ‘No One Knows’ has just been nominated for Best Music Video at this year’s AMA’s (Aotearoa Music Awards).
With a number of upcoming live shows and tours, including performing as a headlining act at Festival One and supporting Dave Dobbyn at Black Barn, Georgia Lines is showing no signs of slowing down. Georgia has also just been announced to join Ladyhawke, Benee, Sachi and Mitch James at the Dance Farm festival, happening at Joe’s Farm, Whangamata, Saturday January 8, 2022. Tickets and information available from www.dancefarm.co.nz
This article was sourced from a media release sent by Angie Young of Xposed Media.
