Miraculous Death by EARTH TONGUE

EARTH TONGUE ARE BACK!

Tāmaki-based two-piece Earth Tongue launch back into the riff-o- sphere with a new single and video ahead of their Aotearoa tour with fellow mosh-makers Dick Move.

The heavy psych duo of Gussie Larkin (vocals, guitar) and Ezra Simons (vocals, drums) manifest dizzying melodrama in ‘Miraculous Death’, Earth Tongue’s first new track since their debut LP Floating Being dropped in 2019. Crafted to distorted perfection between home and Karangahape Road studios, ‘Miraculous Death’ launches into gear from thunderous first cymbal smash to the heart-stopping, whiplash finish.

In bringing to life this fresh tempest of fuzz and horror, Earth Tongue recruited fellow guitar tone nerd and serial shredder Jonathan Pearce (The Beths). Harnessing the power of Pearce’s production magic and a Tascam 8-track tape machine, ‘Miraculous Death’ conjures the timeless warmth of ‘70s drums a la King Crimson and Captain Beyond, while transporting listeners to a sinister othersphere for three and a half gut-punching minutes. Diehard fans of Kubrick-era thrillers and classic horror tropes, Earth Tongue’s accompanying video for ‘Miraculous Death’ is a masterclass in ominous slow zooms and gasp-worthy displays.

Shot at a velvet lined mansion and captured by Ezra on his French 16mm cinema camera and 1980s lenses, the pair haunt one another into madness in jaw-clenching, sword-wielding scenes of certain death.

Gussie Larkin: “When I went to the states a few years ago I visited The Stanley Hotel from The Shining – not the one they shot the film in, the ACTUAL hotel that Stephen King stayed in which inspired the novel. That was a cool spooky experience that lingered in my mind for a few years after. I’d been daydreaming about finding a location like that and had even looked into filming atThe Chateau Tongariro, although that didn’t work out. I found this house on a shoot location website and it felt like striking gold! It literally ticked every box – the mini hedge maze, the fountains, the winding staircases and OTT dining room. It’s usually a wedding venue but the people who owned the place were very generous with letting us run wild for a day.”

“Miraculous Death”
EARTH TONGUE
[May 8, 2022]
Genre:
rock, fuzz, psychedelic
Base: Wellington, New Zealand
Label / Booking / Press:
Stolen Body Records