Today Franco-American artist Tess Liautaud releases a rockin’ alt-country banger.
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.
'Gold Digger' Tour tickets are on sale now at Undertheradar.co.nz
- full tour dates below.
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
