Up for an impressive four awards at this year’s Aotearoa Music Awards, singer and songwriter Georgia Lines has released her first single of 2025, ‘Wonderful Life’, alongside a heartwarming video.
Listen to ‘Wonderful Life’ HERE / Watch the video HERE
‘Wonderful Life’ holds onto the softness and vulnerability that’s become a key part of Georgia’s trademark songwriting style and sound. But it also sees the critically acclaimed artist shifting into new sonic landscapes, with a more ‘lived-in’ feel, layered with 60s inspired drums and acoustic guitar. Adding to the magic and character of the song, are its intentionally kept imperfections.
“It leans into something more organic and textured,” says Georgia, who co-wrote ‘Wonderful Life’ with UK singer-songwriter and producer Matt Hales, when she was in a “strange little studio” in Los Angeles. “It wasn’t glamorous at all - more like we’d walked into someone’s garage. I remember picking up this wonky nylon guitar with a strange tuning and started playing a chord progression that would later become the chorus. In about 20 minutes, we had the chords, the melody, and the bones of the song. It felt like it all just poured out.”
The song is built around the mantra - “It’s a wonderful life” - which Georgia kept returning to during a time when she needed to remind herself of those words. “It became a way of pulling myself forward toward the life I wanted to live, even when things didn’t feel all that wonderful.”
It’s a sentiment that’s echoed in the video, which was shot at a farmhouse in Manawatu. “You see me writing mantras on the walls - phrases that have kept me company over the years. It’s not flashy or overly stylised, but instead gentle and reflective, much like the song itself. It captures the in-between moments, the stillness, and the quiet determination that sits just beneath the lyrics.”
‘Wonderful Life’ is the first new music from Georgia since her debut album THE ROSE OF JERICHO, which secured four #1 chart hits and was a finalist in this year’s prestigious Taite Music Prize; alongside collecting four nominations in the upcoming Aotearoa Music Awards. The song ‘The Letter’, which is on the 10-track album, also saw Georgia up for the 2024 Silver Scroll Award, showcasing her exceptional songwriting talent.
The new single marks a new chapter for the critically acclaimed artist from Mount Maunganui, who will be performing her biggest show to date on June 15, when she curates a special performance - Under The Stars With Friends - with members of Auckland Philharmonia as part of Auckland Live’s Cabaret Festival. The show will feature renowned fellow NZ artists Hollie Smith, Louis Baker and Nikau Grace.
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Fans can also expect more new music on the horizon from the captivating singer-songwriter, who has fast become one of Aotearoa’s most exciting musical talents.