Graeme Thomson

Simple songs; voice like the grand canyon: George Ezra, at OVO Hydra, reviewed

Occasionally Ezra broods and pounds but most often he offers balm and uplift

A wholesome late twentysomething hailing from the rock and roll badlands of Hertfordshire: George Ezra performing at OVO Hydro, Glasgow. Image: James Edmond / Alamy Stock Photo 
issue 01 October 2022

It would be easy to be a little dismissive of George Ezra. A wholesome late twentysomething hailing from the rock and roll badlands of Hertfordshire, Ezra is the kind of pop star you could happily take home to meet your grandparents. A graduate of the British and Irish Modern Music Institute, good-looking in that long, toothy Prince William way, he seems to be laboratory designed not to offend or challenge even the most prickly sensibilities.

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