Adding to her growing catalog of prolifically honest songs, evocative artist-writer Zandi Holup today releases her third song of the year with “Go Find Less.” The new song follows recent “Mountain Man” and “Dirty Wings” as a preview of what’s to come on her forthcoming project produced by Ryan Hadlock (Zach Bryan, Brandi Carlile, The Lumineers, Wyatt Flores).
“’Go Find Less’ is a song about reclaiming my power — a voice rising from the ashes of vulnerability,” Holup shares. “Much of my writing has long stemmed from a place of victimhood, but this piece marks a rare moment where I step beyond pain to confront the perpetrator, turning my strength inward. In truth, I believe both paths are valid; yet this song stands as a testament to the moment I chose to find my voice not in my suffering, but in my resilience.”
Written alongside Autumn Buysse, Brock Butler and Ben Johnson, with its tumbling banjo lines and lonesome fiddle melodies, the new song takes on a mood of willful self-possession as Holup voices her refusal to compromise her complexity for the sake of pleasing a man:
Of course you don’t want a girl like me
Who’s strong and free as a summer breeze
I don’t need you to be happy
And that scares you to death…
If I’m too much then go find less
Not only a prolific writer but also performer, the Pennsylvania-born, Nashville-based artist has shared the stage with Steve Earle, Amanda Shires, Jamey Johnson, Wyatt Flores, 49 Winchester, Midland and more. Holup has upcoming festival billings at Under the Big Sky Festival, WE Fest 2025 and AMERICANAFEST. For more information visit zandiholupmusic.com.
Upcoming Tour Dates
May 30 – Richmond, Va. – The Tin Pan*
May 31 – York, Pa. – Appell Center – Capitol Theatre*
June 1 – Norfolk, Va. – Attucks Theatre*
June 3 – Alexandria, Va. – The Birchmere*
June 5 – Saratoga Spring, N.Y. – Universal Preservation Hall*
June 6 – Red Bank, N.J. – The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts*
July 19 – Whitefish, Mont. – Under the Big Sky Festival
August 7 – Detroit Lakes, Minn. – WE Fest 2025
Sep 9-13 – Nashville, Tenn. – AMERICANAFEST
*opening for Steve Earle
