Earth Tongue
Hailing from New Zealand, heavy psych rock duo Earth Tongue have become known for their mind altering, cult-like live performances. With only two people on stage, their sonic power, intricate world-building and rich visuals have combined to launch them on a seemingly non-stop tour for the past few years. Guitarist Gussie Larkin is a master of the fuzz-smothered riff, and along with Ezra Simons’ off-kilter drumming, they’ve been sending punters into transcendental states since their emergence in 2016.
Ushering in a new era, Earth Tongue now lower the castle gates with their new album, Dungeon Vision, out February 13th on In The Red Records. Produced by garage rock hero Ty Segall in Los Angeles, the record captures the duo’s live intensity with sludge guitars, bone-battering drums, and tuneful vocals, all recorded live and direct to tape at Altamira Sound. Dungeon Vision is the much anticipated follow up to 2024’s Great Haunting, a record written during the pandemic lockdown era while holed up binging on 1970’s and 80’s horror movies. Their love of B-movies also runs through their self-produced music videos, which are steeped in Giallo tropes; from melted candles to sacrificial daggers. Great Haunting was met with critical acclaim and saw Earth Tongue win the 2025 Aotearoa Music Award for Best Group, along with a nomination for the prestigious 2025 Taite Music Prize.
Ushering in a new era, Earth Tongue now lower the castle gates with their new album, Dungeon Vision, out February 13th on In The Red Records. Produced by garage rock hero Ty Segall in Los Angeles, the record captures the duo’s live intensity with sludge guitars, bone-battering drums, and tuneful vocals, all recorded live and direct to tape at Altamira Sound. Dungeon Vision is the much anticipated follow up to 2024’s Great Haunting, a record written during the pandemic lockdown era while holed up binging on 1970’s and 80’s horror movies. Their love of B-movies also runs through their self-produced music videos, which are steeped in Giallo tropes; from melted candles to sacrificial daggers. Great Haunting was met with critical acclaim and saw Earth Tongue win the 2025 Aotearoa Music Award for Best Group, along with a nomination for the prestigious 2025 Taite Music Prize.
Releases
Dungeon Vision (LP, 2026)
In The Red Records
In The Red Records
Great Haunting (LP, 2024)
In The Red Records
In The Red Records
Floating Being (LP, 2019)
Stolen Body Records
Stolen Body Records
Portable Shrine (EP, 2016)
Independent
Independent
Pentagram on the Moon (Single, 2017)
Independent
Awards
Aotearoa Music Awards
2025
• Winner - Best Group
Taite Music Prize
2025
• Finalist for album Great Haunting
Student Radio Network Awards
2024
• Finalist - Best Group
2022
• Finalist - Favourite Single for “Miraculous Death”
• Finalist - Best Group
Mermaidens
Forged from long-term friendship and a shared passion for pushing audio-visual limits, Mermaidens are the trio of Gussie Larkin (guitar, vocals), Lily West (bass, vocals), and Abe Hollingsworth (drums). Arising from Aotearoa, New Zealand's Wellington, Mermaidens have released three studio albums to date via the legendary Flying Nun Records imprint: Look Me In The Eye (2019), Perfect Body (2017) and their breakout debut Undergrowth (2016). Their fourth self-titled album was released in November 2023, debuting and #1 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart and marking the dawning of a bold new era for the band.
Bedazzling and powerful on stage, Mermaidens' regularly sold-out live events roam from trancelike atmospheric passages to amp-blasting post-punk / psych / shoegaze breakdowns (often in the same song). Their oft-searing sonics and gut-punching lyrics are embodied on anthems 'Soft Energy', 'I Might Disappear', 'Satsuma', and lead single from their self-titled album 'I like to be alone' — addressing such thorny themes as work dynamics, self-image, entropic relationships, and the merits of solitude.
Extending their artistic vision beyond the studio, Mermaidens make their own music videos, artwork, and even have their own custom ‘Moon Cycle’ guitar pedal. They've been invited to share the stage with Death Cab For Cutie, Sleater-Kinney, Gang of Four, Mac DeMarco, Lorde and The Veils, graced Laneway Festival’s lineup and toured extensively in Europe, the UK, and Australia.
Bedazzling and powerful on stage, Mermaidens' regularly sold-out live events roam from trancelike atmospheric passages to amp-blasting post-punk / psych / shoegaze breakdowns (often in the same song). Their oft-searing sonics and gut-punching lyrics are embodied on anthems 'Soft Energy', 'I Might Disappear', 'Satsuma', and lead single from their self-titled album 'I like to be alone' — addressing such thorny themes as work dynamics, self-image, entropic relationships, and the merits of solitude.
Extending their artistic vision beyond the studio, Mermaidens make their own music videos, artwork, and even have their own custom ‘Moon Cycle’ guitar pedal. They've been invited to share the stage with Death Cab For Cutie, Sleater-Kinney, Gang of Four, Mac DeMarco, Lorde and The Veils, graced Laneway Festival’s lineup and toured extensively in Europe, the UK, and Australia.
Releases
Self-Titled (LP, 2023)
Independent
Independent
Look Me in the Eye (LP, 2019)
Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records
Perfect Body (LP, 2017)
Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records
Undergrowth (LP, 2016)
Independent
Independent
Soft Energy (Single, 2021)
Independent
Independent
You Maintain the Stain (7”, 2019)
Independent
Independent
Awards
APRA Silver Scroll Awards
• 2024 - Finalist (Top 5) for ‘I like to be alone’
Taite Music Prize
• 2024 - Finalist for Mermaidens
• 2020 - Finalist for Look Me in the Eye
• 2018 - Finalist for Perfect Body
Aotearoa Music Awards
2024
• Winner - Best Album Art
• Finalist - Best Group
• Finalist - Best Alternative Artist
• Finalist - Spotify Single of the Year
2020
• Winner - Best Album Art
• Finalist - Best Alternative Artist