Hosted on Rolling Stone AU/NZ for the second time, INTROS is back to introduce you to the best rising stars in New Zealand music.
Georgia Lines’ popular music web series sees the Kiwi pop singer-songwriter sitting down with her favourite female and non-binary artists for a relaxed kōrero. Each episode focuses on the artist’s chosen song, delving into the story behind the song and the process of writing, before the artist treats viewers to a live performance.
Next up in season four is Bella Rafflyn, who you might recognise as the charismatic lead singer-guitarist of rising indie-pop band Coast Arcade.
But Rafflyn’s equally impressive for her solo project, which kicked off last year with her debut single, “Overdrive”, which made it to No. 4 on the Hot NZ Singles Chart. Just two weeks later, she played to a near-sold-out crowd at Auckland’s Tuning Fork for her debut headline show.
Rafflyn followed that up with her second solo single, “Corduroy Boy”, earlier this year, a confident slice of grunge-pop that wryly chastises Mac DeMarco wannabes (this millennial writer feels seen).
“The song means a lot to me, I’ve been playing it live for the past three years and every time I play it, everyone in the audience loves it, I wanted to make sure the track fully captured the vibe and energy of a live gig and I feel like that’s what it does, it sounds huge,” Rafflyn says of “Corduroy Boy”, which was co-written with Chris Mac (Six60).
In episode four of the new season of INTROS, which you can watch above, Lines and Rafflyn explore life and music in a thoughtful conversation. The latter also performs a stunning song for the host and her viewers.
Lines released her debut album, The Rose of Jericho, to wide acclaim last year. Rolling Stone AU/NZ gave it a four-star review, and The Rose of Jericho also featured prominently in our 50 Best New Zealand Albums of 2024 list. The album is nominated for the 2025 Taite Music Prize.
Subscribe to Georgia Lines’ INTROS series here.
