Choice Kiwi Cuts 2019: Tami Neilson - Ten Tonne Truck

I’m usually a bit of a genre snob, as you probably know, with country music way down on my list of preferences. Yet I saw Tami Neilson play a live gig in Wellington a few years ago and was blown away by her performance. Such a great voice and stage presence. Aotearoa has always produced its fair share of decent country artists but I’m certain, as the decades pass, there’ll be a point in the future when we look back and declare Neilson our very own Queen of the genre. She’s more than just country though – throw in helpings of blues, rockabilly, and some old fashioned rock n roll. ‘Ten Tonne Truck’ contains elements of all the above, and it was the third and most recent single taster from her forthcoming album, Chickaboom. Look out for that release in early 2020.