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Today Franco-American artist Tess Liautaud releases a rockin’ alt-country banger, ‘Gold Digger’. Tess Liautaud and her band will also embark on a massive 9-date nationwide tour in celebration of the new single.

The recipe for any country hit worth its weight is a catchy hook and a healthy measure of wry wit, all rolled up with swagger and aplomb.

Liautaud wrote ‘Gold Digger’ in Otago while imagining a song that John Prine might sing, and though the result is uniquely her own, there is a throughline; honest truths cloaked in humorous word play and a simple melody.

After releasing her debut album in 2022, ‘Gold Digger’ is bursting with crunchy guitars and that Americana feel-good delivery, a taste of good things to come.

The song is paired with a playful, old-timey music video filmed in the wilds of Arthur’s Pass and Otira. Tess and her band will celebrate its release with a tour of Aotearoa.

TESS LIAUTAUD – GOLD DIGGER TOUR
AOTEAROA 2024

MAY 02 – Featherston / Common Ground
MAY 03 – Wellington / Rogue & Vagabond
MAY 04 – Auckland / Wine Cellar
MAY 17 – Ophir / Peace Memorial Hall
MAY 18 – Oamaru / Grainstore Gallery
MAY 24 – Pigeon Bay / Pigeon Bay Social Club
MAY 25 – Lyttelton / Wunderbar
MAY 31 – Mapua / The Playhouse
JUN 01 – Onekaka / Mussel Inn

Tickets from undertheradar.co.nz

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Photo credit: Léa Dubernet