lindsay is the lo-fi indie project from Brooklyn-based Australian artist, William Lindsay Cuming.

A departure from his electronic project LANKS, this new catalogue of music is a quiet escape from the noise. Intimate and raw, and straight from the heart.

The five-track debut EP ASMR Love Letters features the stunning guest vocals of French For Rabbits and Asha Jefferies, and includes special cover of Tia Gostelow’s ‘Strangers’.

ASMR Love Letters is out now, stream on Spotify here.

After more than five years, Canadian electronic pop duo Purity Ring return with their third studio album, WOMB.

Corin Roddick makes synth tracks at one end of the country, while crystalline-voiced Megan James writes the lyrics and records the vocals thousands of miles away. Perfect music for the age of social distancing.

WOMB chronicles a quest for comfort, the search for a resting place in a world where so much is beyond our control. This is the groups most elaborate production to date.

Stream WOMB on Spotify here.

Native Tongue is proud to announce the signing of sibling duo, Lastlings.

Self taught musically, the Japanese-Australian pair has devoted the better part of five years to their craft, fine tuning their songwriting and production from their home in the hinterlands of Southern Queensland.

Native Tongue’s Managing Director Jaime Gough says, “We’re thrilled to welcome the incredibly talented Amy & Josh Dowdle to the Native Tongue family. They first caught our eye at Bigsound back in 2016, and it’s been great to watch their development since. We look forward to a successful relationship with Amy, Josh and the team at Leisurely.”

Lastlings adds “We’re so happy to be joining Native Tongue Music Publishing. We’ve only ever worked on music together as a duo so the prospect of working with a team that will foster further collaborations is very exciting for us. We almost always write music with some kind of visual cue for inspiration, so the idea of our songs being paired to tv and film is something we can’t wait to see.”

Their incredible live show has seen them tour Australia and North America with RÜFÜS DU SOL, including Colorado’s Red Rocks and LA State Historic Park, as well as Coachella’s DoLaB stage and Splendour In The Grass.

The duo have been working towards their debut album, and today have unveiled a new single. ‘Take My Hand’ is out now on RÜFÜS DU SOL’s label Rose Avenue, Astralwerks & Liberation Records.

‘Take My Hand’ showcases their multi-genre sound by crafting a driving electronic beat complemented by strong pop songwriting and effortless vocals. Stream the new single on Spotify now.

The finalists for the 2020 Taite Music Prize have been revealed.

Native Tongue would like to congratulate our writers JessB, Troy Kingi and Aldous Harding on making the final ten.

Aldous Harding – Designer (Flying Nun Records/4AD)
JessB – New Views (JessB/The Orchard)
Troy Kingi – Holy Colony Burning Acres (Triple A Records)

Named after the late Dylan Taite, one of New Zealand’s most respected music journalists, the award recognises outstanding creativity for an album or EP.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Auckland’s Q Theatre on Monday, April 20.

Native Tongue is thrilled to congratulate Tia Gostelow on her first gold record for Strangers (ft. LANKS)!

The song was co-written by Tia, Will Cuming, and Lionel Towers at the 2017 Native Tongue Writers Camp, and was produced by Konstantin Kersting.

We’re so proud to play a part in its journey, congrats again to Tia and the team!