Next week marks the release of George Ezra’s new single, “Anyone For You” is set to be released on 28th January 2022. The singer’s hotly-anticipated single will be Ezra’s first new material since 2018, although the singer released a festive single in December in partnership with Amazon, “Come On Home For Christmas” which reached number ten within the official 2021 Christmas singles charts, but peaked at number eight.
The 28-year-old artist teased the release through a countdown timer on his website, and then officially confirmed the new single’s release date. The singer then took to social media to announce the good news; the post included the new single’s release date and teased that more information was to come, stating; “This Is Just the beginning”.
“Anyone For You” will give fans a taste of what to expect from his forthcoming third studio album. No further information was given concerning the singer’s next album. Although a new website called Gold Rush Kid has launched, the site seems to support the singer’s new material and allows fans to sign up for a newsletter.
Ezra’s upcoming album will follow from Staying at Tamara’s, the singer’s second studio album was released on 23rd March 2018 via Columbia Records. The album reached number one within the UK album charts and was named the best-selling album of 2018 within the UK. The release sired five singles including “Shotgun”, which was released on 18th May 2018 and gave Ezra his first UK number-one single. Ezra’s most recent album has been certified triple Platinum due to its impressive sales record, and was nominated for British Album of The Year at the 2021 Brit awards.
Last December the English singer-songwriter spoke with Metro Newspaper for their Guilty Pleasures column concerning how his creative process has changed since his second album. Ezra opened up about his struggles with OCD and anxiety whilst discussing how the pandemic personally affected him; “I’m having a lot of fun at the moment and I feel like, let’s turn it up a gear. Having missed out – all of us having missed people, experiences – it’s just, lean into them, now knowing what it feels like without them. When opportunities arrive, grab them.”
He continued, “I ended the last album wired, I was quite wound up. I was an uptight person, which I had never been before. It was an idea of control – and lack thereof. I’ve only ever known this thing as being full-on, all-consuming madness. At this point though – I don’t want my manager to hear this – I’m up for it. I feel so fortunate with the conversations going on. We’re talking about future shows and different artworks and what a show might look like. I don’t know what it is that’s changed in me, but something has. I go, ‘This is real life, this is what you get to talk about’. It’s a really beautiful thing to wake up and be involved in something creative.”
Fans will get the chance to catch Ezra live this year, the singer will return to the stage this summer with two appearances. On 17th July 2022, Ezra will perform his first live set since the pandemic at London’s Finsbury Park. The summer date will be the singer’s largest show to date and will feature support from Blossoms and Holly Humberstone. When announcing his appearance at the London event, Ezra stated in a video message, “I want you to be there. I need you to be there. It’s gonna be a party.”
Ezra is also billed to perform at Cornwall’s Boardmasters festival 2022, The singer is set to headline the festival along with Disclosure and Kings of Leon. Ezra will take the stage on Friday 12th August 2022. The celebration of surf and music is set to take place between 10th-14th August 2022.
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