George Ezra unveils new track "Green Green Grass"

"Green Green Grass" is the second track to be lifted from Ezra's Gold Rush Kid album, following his January single "Anyone For You (Tiger Lily)".

"I was on holiday in St Lucia with a few friends at Christmas 2018, with two of my closest mates from home," Ezra explains. "We were in this beach bar, drinking homemade rum punch and Piton, the local lager, flip-flopping between the two, pissing about with three local guys who worked there. And this music started up, three streets back from the sea."

He adds, "After about half an hour, I had to go see what it was. And there was a street party going on, with three different sound systems, people cooking in the street. I asked a woman what was going on and she told me it was a funeral – for three people. They were celebrating three lives! I thought: that is not how we do this at home. And it’s really beautiful."

Gold Rush Kid will follow his 2018 album Staying at Tamara's, and will feature 12 songs in total.

As well as releasing "Green Green Grass" today (22 April), Ezra has announced his UK tour, which will commence in Liverpool on 13 September and will end in Sheffield on 2 October. Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST on 29 April."