On her debut album, Rose of Jericho , Georgia Lines vulnerably shares the ebbs and flows of her recent life. Georgia Lines could have easily kept her feelings private when tackling heartache, but that wouldn’t have served her musically. Her debut album, Rose of Jericho , and lead single, Grand Illusion , are out now, heralding a new “musical chapter” and the “truest representation” of her as an artist.
She will perform new songs tonight when she opens for Brooke Fraser at Spark Arena for a one-off show with the 70-piece Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Fraser was the 27-year-old’s first concert as a 12-year-old, and tonight will be “a very full-circle moment”. The Mount Maunganui songstress is excited to share some of her 10-track piano-led R&B and indie-pop album, which explores grief, pain, joy, and lightness through her powerful voice.
The Rose of Jericho, known for its powers of self-restoration, inspired the album title. Written over two years and recorded in four weeks, it’s an album of journal-like contemplation. The raw songs were written during some of the most challenging years of her life.
While she’s not ready to talk about it more, she believes her delicate emotions will relate universally to those overcoming their challenges. “[I decided] I’m not going to try to hide behind cool metaphors; I’m just going to say it as it is.” A transformative force This album includes everything she loves about music, including the magic and nostalgic .
