August 27, 2025 • 11 mins
One of the country’s talented singer-songwriters is leaving our shores as she looks to crack the big leagues.
Georgia Lines has been on the scene since 2019, and a couple of EPs and a debut album later, she’s making the move to Nashville.
But not before a few final shows and one more EP - she's celebrating the release of The Guest House with a performance in Tauranga on August 29th, following it up the next day with a show in Auckland.
She’s heading stateside next month, finally moving over after having loved the idea for quite some time.
“I’ve spent a lot of time there,” Lines told Mike Hosking.
“I really love it. I love the bigness, I love, I feel like there’s this mentality, where everybody’s like ‘you can do it.’”
New Zealand is well-known for its Tall Poppy Syndrome, but in the States there’s no such thing, Lines explains.
“Every time I go there I’m reminded of like, oh, this is possible, the possibilities are endless,” she said.
“I can always grow and get better, and get bigger, and that’s an exciting thing for me.”
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Let us catch up with Georgia Lyons before she gets
on the Big Bird to chase the Dream in Nashville.
Before she leaves, we have a new EP, a couple
of shows, and wouldn't you know, she's also turned up
for a song. Georgia Lyons is with us morning, Good
morning to you. All right, the first question this will
be out of left field and you won't expected to
come in with all the interviews you've done yet, had
nothing like this before. So I'm watching your music video yesterday. Yes,
(00:21):
what's the car? What's the car at the beginning of
the video. Yes, it's red, it's red. What is it?
It's an elf for Romeyo. You don't know, did you?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
I had momentarily forgotten.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Did you know it's an elfin Rae?
Speaker 3 (00:35):
I did know.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
We did talk a lot about it the week that
we were filming down in Mana at this farmhouse because
it was the couple that owns the property there. It
was it was their car, so they had no way. Yeah, yeah,
I mean it's amazing.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
So did you turn up to the farm and go
by the way? Do you have an elfa Romeo sitting?
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Well?
Speaker 2 (00:53):
We had basically emailed them and said, you know, we'd
booked the property right on a worm and kind of guy.
You know, we know that this is what the house
looks like, but we don't really know what sort of
props we might need to bring down for the week.
So we emailed them and said, you know, what have
you got on the property?
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Have you got a ladder?
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Have you got you know, kind of like a few things.
And then she replied and said, oh, we've actually got
We've got this car.
Speaker 5 (01:17):
And I was like, oh.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
My gosh, we have to use the car. It's just beautiful.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
And so do you know about cars or not really,
because when she said we've got this car, well.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
We've got this car attached photo right on the email.
I'm not a big car gal, Like, I couldn't really
tell you how to change my oil in my car.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
But it's a beautiful car though, Wasn't it a beautiful car?
It's a Fa Adult on the back of the.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
Year which their last name was is sweet.
Speaker 4 (01:42):
So yeah, so obviously there we go.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Having watched your videos, you seem to put a bit
of energy into the videos, which which is which wonderfully creative?
Do they materialize into success for a song? I mean
is there a direct connection between a good video and
the song?
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Not necessarily. I mean, I'm like.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Oh jeez, I've opened up a Candra.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
It's good because I think with every kind of visual
that you do, you know, there is so much content
that is constantly you know, we see it every day
with social media. It's like we're watching these little snippets.
I like to think that everything that we do in
terms of videos and music videos or little visualizes that
it does help with you know, people kind of absorbing
(02:29):
the song or experiencing it in a different way. But
in terms of like, is there a direct correlation between
making a video and therefore achieving x amount of streams
or achieving a certain amount of success, It's really hard
to know. I think it gives a certain life to
the song, and it helps you know, if you're watching
the video, it might keep you interested slightly longer than
(02:50):
all of the content that you're swiping through every single day.
But yeah, in terms of I mean, the algorithm is
a very hard thing to compete with when you when
you're creating in your.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
The old algorithm, the old algorithm.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
It's like, artistry is so important to me, and you know,
you're you're balancing this idea of creating something that's meaningful
and having an emphasis on artistry, but then also going
what works.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
You I have you at late twenties, am I right
in that? Okay? So your your whole career has pretty
much been in the space though social media, y ticket.
You don't go back to a time when it was
completely different. There was a record company and you had
to trapes around the countryside and you sold tickets so
that there was no social No.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
No, I've always been independent, an independent artist, so you know,
I mean I remember getting a file and I remember
that very distinct like time in high school when that
kind of social media world was happening. But in terms
of like my career, it's always been navigating social media
and navigating you know, the kind of ever changing landscape. So,
(03:54):
I mean, things are always changing, and there's there's a
lot of adapting needed and a lot of you know,
kind of pivot and going what's working and what's not
and what's.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Your summation of it in totality, Because my argument has
been having interviewed a million people over the years about this,
is that in the old days, you had to convince
somebody you were good, whereas the advantage of the modern
days you can go to your bedroom with a bit
of basic equipment and put it out to the world
and be discovered. So there's good on both sides, I guess,
isn't there?
Speaker 5 (04:21):
Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
I mean the accessibility for anyone. I mean you could
record a song today and put it out on social media,
or you could put it out on Spotify, like, it
makes it a lot more accessible for people, Whereas you know,
twenty years ago you kind of maybe longer you had
to go through a record label. So I think there is,
(04:42):
like you say, there is positives and negatives to both.
I think there's amazing things about social media and the internet,
Like my songs are being heard all over the world,
whereas you know that might not have been the case.
I'm from the bottom of the world, down here and
doing my thing and hoping that people.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Well, you're moving though, aren't you? You are moving to Nashville?
Are you doing that? On the date you will be moving,
You've got a plane ticket and you will be arriving,
and you've got a place to live. Yes, So it's
all sort of a sort when's that happening?
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Sixteenth of September. It's not very specific, No, not long.
It's come around very quickly.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
And how what's been the process of that that it's
a calling you have to do it, or you'll give
it a go.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Or I mean all of the above. I have loved
for a really long time, you know, the idea of
living touring doing music within America. I've spent a lot
of time there. I've got a visa, an artist visa,
so I've done a bunch of tours and stuff over there.
I really love it. I love the bigness. I love
(05:43):
I feel like there's this this mentality where everybody's like,
you can do it, that's true, and there's something so
freeing about that as an artist and a creative feeling
like you're not having to convince you know, the person
next no Poppy, No, there's no tooll Poppy. And that's
a very rare thing here, and that's hard. And I
think every time I go there, I'm reminded of like, oh,
(06:06):
this is possible. The possibilities are endless, Like I can
always grow and and get better and get bigger. And
that's an exciting thing for me.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
If you're fantastic, Yes, although they just just you talked
about social media. Have you put anything on your social
media that Marco Rubio is going to see at the
border and he's going to whack you in a nice cell. Okay,
so you're good to go to go. Okay, good? Now
this this this? So you got your EP? Yes, but
the tracks are already out? Is there an EP? Do
(06:38):
you do the EP A physical EP?
Speaker 4 (06:40):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Yep, do a physical cop. I love having a physical
copy of something good.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
You don't do cassettes though, no.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
But they are circling background.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
I think the vinyls a thing, I think of becoming
a thing.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
We did vinyls with my album that came out last year,
and I mean everybody loved having a vinyl.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Who doesn't having a bone until you discover you haven't
got a turntable? So you got a bye That was
my parents.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
So you don't have one of those anymore?
Speaker 6 (07:07):
We need know?
Speaker 5 (07:08):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (07:09):
All right, So they have EP's out tomorrow, So that's
a very exciting. You're off to Nashville in September. So
actually this might be the first and last time we
ever meet and sit in the studio.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
I mean that's lovely but also quite sad.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
Well, it is you can always come back right. So
the song is, this is wonderful life.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Okay, hit me, but it's so fooler, it's so underfuler,
(07:46):
heaven less.
Speaker 5 (07:47):
Waving good bye all look back. You're gonna make it
just fine. And it's so underfool it's so on to
full life.
Speaker 7 (08:04):
Who California's ours now feels like a day dream.
Speaker 5 (08:22):
Pine and creating the same one and walking along.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
And as far as anhel still at the beach somewhere,
so on the way your drave away from.
Speaker 5 (08:37):
The sea, so slow and letting you go.
Speaker 3 (08:46):
But it's on a full life, baby, it's on a
full life.
Speaker 5 (08:54):
He even has waving good bye to look back. I
want to make it just fine. And it's so on
a full day.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Baby, it's a beautiful day.
Speaker 5 (09:11):
Even though you're walking all the way to look back.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
You want to be okay, And it's so wonderful life.
It's wonderful life.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
Who I was leaving from terming or Baby, I was
waiting and he.
Speaker 5 (09:46):
Asked, what do you think it would feel like? Falling
in love?
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Now it's steady, it's on and the day dreams gone in.
Speaker 5 (09:59):
I guess you still don't know, but it's so.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
Want a full life. Baby, it's on a full life.
He even less waving good bye, TAWNK look.
Speaker 5 (10:15):
Back, You're gonna make it just fine. And it's so
on a full.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
Day, baby, it's a beautiful day.
Speaker 5 (10:27):
He even know you're walking all the way.
Speaker 3 (10:31):
Down, K, look back, you know want to be okay,
And it's so want a full life.
Speaker 6 (10:41):
It's on a full life. Who go on DN keep
on driving?
Speaker 5 (11:03):
So so a letting you go.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
Fantastic, well done, Congratulations, good luck with the record, and
good luck with Nashville. And terrific to see and thanks
for coming in, Thanks so much for having me, not
at all, Georgia Lyons.
Speaker 4 (11:22):
For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to
news talks it Be from six am weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
Let us catch up with Georgia Lyons before she gets
on the Big Bird to chase the Dream in Nashville.
Before she leaves, we have a new EP, a couple
of shows, and wouldn't you know, she's also turned up
for a song. Georgia Lyons is with us morning, Good
morning to you. All right, the first question this will
be out of left field and you won't expected to
come in with all the interviews you've done yet, had
nothing like this before. So I'm watching your music video yesterday. Yes,
(00:21):
what's the car? What's the car at the beginning of
the video. Yes, it's red, it's red. What is it?
It's an elf for Romeyo. You don't know, did you?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
I had momentarily forgotten.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Did you know it's an elfin Rae?
Speaker 3 (00:35):
I did know.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
We did talk a lot about it the week that
we were filming down in Mana at this farmhouse because
it was the couple that owns the property there. It
was it was their car, so they had no way. Yeah, yeah,
I mean it's amazing.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
So did you turn up to the farm and go
by the way? Do you have an elfa Romeo sitting?
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Well?
Speaker 2 (00:53):
We had basically emailed them and said, you know, we'd
booked the property right on a worm and kind of guy.
You know, we know that this is what the house
looks like, but we don't really know what sort of
props we might need to bring down for the week.
So we emailed them and said, you know, what have
you got on the property?
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Have you got a ladder?
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Have you got you know, kind of like a few things.
And then she replied and said, oh, we've actually got
We've got this car.
Speaker 5 (01:17):
And I was like, oh.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
My gosh, we have to use the car. It's just beautiful.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
And so do you know about cars or not really,
because when she said we've got this car, well.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
We've got this car attached photo right on the email.
I'm not a big car gal, Like, I couldn't really
tell you how to change my oil in my car.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
But it's a beautiful car though, Wasn't it a beautiful car?
It's a Fa Adult on the back of the.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
Year which their last name was is sweet.
Speaker 4 (01:42):
So yeah, so obviously there we go.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Having watched your videos, you seem to put a bit
of energy into the videos, which which is which wonderfully creative?
Do they materialize into success for a song? I mean
is there a direct connection between a good video and
the song?
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Not necessarily. I mean, I'm like.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Oh jeez, I've opened up a Candra.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
It's good because I think with every kind of visual
that you do, you know, there is so much content
that is constantly you know, we see it every day
with social media. It's like we're watching these little snippets.
I like to think that everything that we do in
terms of videos and music videos or little visualizes that
it does help with you know, people kind of absorbing
(02:29):
the song or experiencing it in a different way. But
in terms of like, is there a direct correlation between
making a video and therefore achieving x amount of streams
or achieving a certain amount of success, It's really hard
to know. I think it gives a certain life to
the song, and it helps you know, if you're watching
the video, it might keep you interested slightly longer than
(02:50):
all of the content that you're swiping through every single day.
But yeah, in terms of I mean, the algorithm is
a very hard thing to compete with when you when
you're creating in your.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
The old algorithm, the old algorithm.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
It's like, artistry is so important to me, and you know,
you're you're balancing this idea of creating something that's meaningful
and having an emphasis on artistry, but then also going
what works.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
You I have you at late twenties, am I right
in that? Okay? So your your whole career has pretty
much been in the space though social media, y ticket.
You don't go back to a time when it was
completely different. There was a record company and you had
to trapes around the countryside and you sold tickets so
that there was no social No.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
No, I've always been independent, an independent artist, so you know,
I mean I remember getting a file and I remember
that very distinct like time in high school when that
kind of social media world was happening. But in terms
of like my career, it's always been navigating social media
and navigating you know, the kind of ever changing landscape. So,
(03:54):
I mean, things are always changing, and there's there's a
lot of adapting needed and a lot of you know,
kind of pivot and going what's working and what's not
and what's.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Your summation of it in totality, Because my argument has
been having interviewed a million people over the years about this,
is that in the old days, you had to convince
somebody you were good, whereas the advantage of the modern
days you can go to your bedroom with a bit
of basic equipment and put it out to the world
and be discovered. So there's good on both sides, I guess,
isn't there?
Speaker 5 (04:21):
Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
I mean the accessibility for anyone. I mean you could
record a song today and put it out on social media,
or you could put it out on Spotify, like, it
makes it a lot more accessible for people, Whereas you know,
twenty years ago you kind of maybe longer you had
to go through a record label. So I think there is,
(04:42):
like you say, there is positives and negatives to both.
I think there's amazing things about social media and the internet,
Like my songs are being heard all over the world,
whereas you know that might not have been the case.
I'm from the bottom of the world, down here and
doing my thing and hoping that people.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Well, you're moving though, aren't you? You are moving to Nashville?
Are you doing that? On the date you will be moving,
You've got a plane ticket and you will be arriving,
and you've got a place to live. Yes, So it's
all sort of a sort when's that happening?
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Sixteenth of September. It's not very specific, No, not long.
It's come around very quickly.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
And how what's been the process of that that it's
a calling you have to do it, or you'll give
it a go.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Or I mean all of the above. I have loved
for a really long time, you know, the idea of
living touring doing music within America. I've spent a lot
of time there. I've got a visa, an artist visa,
so I've done a bunch of tours and stuff over there.
I really love it. I love the bigness. I love
(05:43):
I feel like there's this this mentality where everybody's like,
you can do it, that's true, and there's something so
freeing about that as an artist and a creative feeling
like you're not having to convince you know, the person
next no Poppy, No, there's no tooll Poppy. And that's
a very rare thing here, and that's hard. And I
think every time I go there, I'm reminded of like, oh,
(06:06):
this is possible. The possibilities are endless, Like I can
always grow and and get better and get bigger. And
that's an exciting thing for me.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
If you're fantastic, Yes, although they just just you talked
about social media. Have you put anything on your social
media that Marco Rubio is going to see at the
border and he's going to whack you in a nice cell. Okay,
so you're good to go to go. Okay, good? Now
this this this? So you got your EP? Yes, but
the tracks are already out? Is there an EP? Do
(06:38):
you do the EP A physical EP?
Speaker 4 (06:40):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Yep, do a physical cop. I love having a physical
copy of something good.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
You don't do cassettes though, no.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
But they are circling background.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
I think the vinyls a thing, I think of becoming
a thing.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
We did vinyls with my album that came out last year,
and I mean everybody loved having a vinyl.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Who doesn't having a bone until you discover you haven't
got a turntable? So you got a bye That was
my parents.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
So you don't have one of those anymore?
Speaker 6 (07:07):
We need know?
Speaker 5 (07:08):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (07:09):
All right, So they have EP's out tomorrow, So that's
a very exciting. You're off to Nashville in September. So
actually this might be the first and last time we
ever meet and sit in the studio.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
I mean that's lovely but also quite sad.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
Well, it is you can always come back right. So
the song is, this is wonderful life.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Okay, hit me, but it's so fooler, it's so underfuler,
(07:46):
heaven less.
Speaker 5 (07:47):
Waving good bye all look back. You're gonna make it
just fine. And it's so underfool it's so on to
full life.
Speaker 7 (08:04):
Who California's ours now feels like a day dream.
Speaker 5 (08:22):
Pine and creating the same one and walking along.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
And as far as anhel still at the beach somewhere,
so on the way your drave away from.
Speaker 5 (08:37):
The sea, so slow and letting you go.
Speaker 3 (08:46):
But it's on a full life, baby, it's on a
full life.
Speaker 5 (08:54):
He even has waving good bye to look back. I
want to make it just fine. And it's so on
a full day.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Baby, it's a beautiful day.
Speaker 5 (09:11):
Even though you're walking all the way to look back.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
You want to be okay, And it's so wonderful life.
It's wonderful life.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
Who I was leaving from terming or Baby, I was
waiting and he.
Speaker 5 (09:46):
Asked, what do you think it would feel like? Falling
in love?
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Now it's steady, it's on and the day dreams gone in.
Speaker 5 (09:59):
I guess you still don't know, but it's so.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
Want a full life. Baby, it's on a full life.
He even less waving good bye, TAWNK look.
Speaker 5 (10:15):
Back, You're gonna make it just fine. And it's so
on a full.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
Day, baby, it's a beautiful day.
Speaker 5 (10:27):
He even know you're walking all the way.
Speaker 3 (10:31):
Down, K, look back, you know want to be okay,
And it's so want a full life.
Speaker 6 (10:41):
It's on a full life. Who go on DN keep
on driving?
Speaker 5 (11:03):
So so a letting you go.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
Fantastic, well done, Congratulations, good luck with the record, and
good luck with Nashville. And terrific to see and thanks
for coming in, Thanks so much for having me, not
at all, Georgia Lyons.
Speaker 4 (11:22):
For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to
news talks it Be from six am weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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