George Ezra introduces the 'Gold Rush Kid'

BRIT Award-winning, multi-platinum selling musician George Ezra has announced his new album Gold Rush Kid, due June 10 via Columbia Records. It is available to pre-order/pre-save HERE. Reflecting on the title of his third record, George says: “The Gold Rush Kid? That’s me.”

The Gold Rush Kid era begins today with the release of its euphoric first single and album opener “Anyone For You,” available to stream and download HERE. The song arrives alongside an official video that introduces the Gold Rush Kid to fans for the first time. Watch HERE.

In speaking about the lead single, George says: “‘Anyone For You’ is a patchwork of lyric ideas found in old notebooks and chance moments shared between musicians in the studio. It’s joyous and infectious, and I can’t help but smile every time I sing it.”

Going through those notebooks, one of the first scribblings that caught George’s eye was a verse he’d written when he was 23, before he’d even begun working on his second album: “Tiger Lily moved to the city, she’d just turned 21, and I said: here’s my number, hit me up, if you’re needing anyone, and then I can be anyone anyone anyone anyone anyone for you…”

After two hit albums – Wanted On Voyage (2014) and Staying At Tamara’s (2018), both of which reached number 1 in the UK and sold millions around the world, and the latter of which earned him his first number 1 single with "Shotgun" and won him the 2019 Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist – it was time to return to heart and hearth, with an album written and produced entirely in London with longstanding collaborator Joel Pott.

The singer-songwriter will debut some of the album’s songs for the first time at a handful of intimate shows in the UK next month. Following the release of Gold Rush Kid, Ezra will play his biggest headline show to date, a special all-day event at London’s Finsbury Park on July 17, 2022. Joining George at the event will be special guests Blossoms and others to be announced. Visit https://www.georgeezra.com/ for more information.

In recent years, George has launched two podcasts, both of which reached number 1. George Ezra & Friends saw George in conversation with Sir Elton John, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Sir Tom Jones, Nile Rodgers, Lily Allen, Craig David, Shania Twain, Lewis Capaldi and more. Its episodes have been played over a million times and won the Bronze Award at The British Podcast Awards, in the Listeners’ Choice category voted for by the public. 

It was followed by a new series, Phone A Friend, co-hosted by George and his long-time friend Ollie MN. When George and Ollie both experienced issues with mental health, they found comfort in opening up to one another about what they were going through. Phone A Friend captures their candid and light-hearted chats, with the intention of encouraging the listener to start conversations of their own. Each episode, George and Ollie share the ups and downs of their week and discuss how to balance mental health concerns with the other stresses of daily life.