Remember at the end of last year / beginning of this when everyone was posting their Ones to Watch / Sound of lists? One name that cropped up on quite a few of those lists (including our very own Ones to Watch 2014, The BBC Sound of 2014 and The UK Blog Sound of 2014) was George Ezra. Fact fans may be interested to know that his real name is George Ezra Barnett but he had to drop the Barnett because we already have a singer called George Barnett – personally we think he should have just gone for George Barnett the 2nd, which would have made him sound more like royalty than a singer songwriter with a guitar - after all it's good enough for Prince, Queen etc.
Since all those lists George Barnett the 2nd is doing rather well, with plenty of sold out gigs and an album Wanted On Voyage due on the 30th June. As a little enticement to pre-order the album George has put this song Leaving It Up To You on line and is giving it away as a free download if you part with your cash early for the record. If you’ve seen George Barnett the 2nd play live it’s a song you’ll be familiar with, the chorus finds him singing falsetto, which isn’t something particularly easy for someone with a relatively deep voice to achieve on stage. It’s a sweet, understated and gentle song with just a tiny touch of a gospel chorus at the end and bodes well for the album. Now come on George, next up re-release Budapest this summer and with some radio support potentially bag yourself a hit.
George Ezra - Leaving It Up To You (Video)
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