Native Tongue is thrilled to welcome Jeremy Redmore to the roster.

The unmistakable voice of Jeremy Redmore has played an important role in the fabric of New Zealand music over the past decade. Whether it’s been as the singer and chief songwriter of rock band Midnight Youth or as a solo artist, Redmore has always had a knack for creating memorable songs that capture the imagination of listeners.

Last week Jeremy unveiled Day 60: the third of five chapters that make up his new project The Brightest Flame. The album is a story that recounts a year of upheaval in Jeremy’s life and will be unveiled over the next few months, leading to its release date of 20th March 2020.

“We’re really happy to extend our agreement with Jeremy to include his solo works. Jeremy is an incredible lyricist and artist, and has produced a beautiful and very personal album in The Brightest Flame” explains Native Tongue’s Managing Director Jaime Gough.

“Joining the Native Tongue family and having their full support is a massive and joyful step for me in working towards realising my goals as a songwriter – one that consistently brings meaningful, energising works into the world through a variety of different channels” adds Jeremy Redmore.

Day 60 is out now. Stream on Spotify.

Mel Parsons has taken out Best Folk Artist | Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa for her fourth studio album, Glass Heart.

The Tui for Best Folk Artist 2020 is for recordings released in the 12 months to 30 September 2018, and was presented at the Auckland Folk Festival on Sunday January 26th 2020.

Parsons is no stranger to the limelight – the full-time touring artist garnered a Silver Scroll finalist nod for Get Out Alive in 2015, won the 2016 NZCMA Best Song for ‘Alberta Sun’ and the VNZMA for Best Engineer for the Drylands record. Both her debut album Over My Shoulder (2009) and sophomore offering Red Grey Blue (2011) were also VNZMA finalists for Folk Album of the Year.

Native Tongue congratulates Mel Parsons on her award win. Take a listen to Glass Heart on Spotify here.

Native Tongue is proud to announce a deal with the estate of Marc Hunter, to represent his extensive catalogue for the world. The late Marc Hunter is best known for his work with beloved and influential band Dragon, with which he co-wrote iconic songs “April Sun In Cuba”, “Rain” and the Todd Rundgren produced “Dreams of Ordinary Men”. Dragon were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2008.

Native Tongue’s Managing Director Jaime Gough states, “Marc was such charismatic frontman with a fantastic voice. It’s a real privilege to be granted the right to represent his classic catalogue of songs. We’re looking forward to a successful relationship with Wendy and the family. The passion they display for Marc’s music is amazing and we’re excited to be part of the team.”

Wendy Hunter adds “Bella, Jackson & I are so very excited to sign recently with the brilliant publishing company, Native Tongue, to represent Marc’s iconic music catalogue worldwide! We feel so grateful to be a part of the Native Tongue family & look forward to an exciting future together.”

Hayley Mary has today released her debut EP, The Piss, The Perfume.

Hayley Mary; a wee pocket rocket with the voice of a giant angel. A bona fide persona with no shortage of past achievements, but they are not why we are here. Superstars live in the future.

The EP was written mainly while Hayley was working in Smith’s Deli, (“the best caff”, according to one local taxi driver, in Edinburgh). She and her partner, Johnny, relocated from Sydney to the Scottish capital last year to live.

The EP’s title track, designed to turn a page between two eras of Sydney life, has all the optimism and irony that nostalgia can afford, ‘Like a Woman Should’ continues the contradiction of attitudes, disguising a heartfelt love song written for a real and life-affirming man, as a social commentary about the conceptual collective fear of the so-called ‘toxic men’ we are ever reminded may be looming.

Produced by Scott Horscroft (Silverchair, The Presets, Tkay Maidza, Middle Kids), The Piss, The Perfume fuses Americana, Australiana and punk songwriting with Motown inspired rhythms and soaring vocal style.

The Piss, The Perfume is out now via I Oh You. Stream on Spotify here.

Melbourne four-piece Kingswood kick off 2020 with the announcement of their long awaited third studio album Juveniles and the latest single, the intoxicating ‘Bittersweet’.

Along with the reveal of new music, Kingswood also unveil new 20+ Australian tour, kicking off in Victoria in March before travelling nationally through April, May and June.

The journey towards the release of Juveniles has been one paved creative reinvention. Throughout the album, fans can piece together definitive elements of music that has formed Kingswood’s dynamic musical identity over the course of six years of relentless touring and recording. ‘Bittersweet’ shines as a tight example of the band’s love for guitar-driven rock music; some may say it aligns itself strongly with the music of Microscopic Wars, however looking more broadly at Kingswood’s body of work, the progressions and stylistic arrangement of the band’s latest represents their genre-diverse tapestry of individual music tastes.

Melodically rich and delivered with the punch 2017’s After Hours, Close To Dawn became synonymous with, ‘Bittersweet’ is Kingswood at their unfiltered best. It’s a temperament that Kingswood applied to Juveniles as a whole. Embracing creative chaos has led the band to make music that has refused to be pigeonholed over the last handful over years, and it’s the way they like it. “‘Bittersweet’ was originally inspired by the love story of one of our dearest friends. Without going into detail, a medical issue put a question mark over their future, but without blinking they forged on together, overcome with love and companionship. The opening line, “There’s no love on this earth that isn’t bittersweet”, is a truth that we should all remember as we paddle through the waves.” Fergus Linacre

A truly global record, Kingswood’s new music came to fruition across multiple writing and recording sessions across the US, UK and Europe. Through it all, the dynamic between chief songwriters Alex Laska and Fergus Linacre strengthened and diversified in personal – as well as combined – style and delivery. Working with frequent collaborator and producer Eddie Spear in their second home of Nashville, the record was an emotional one to solidify. “The album we’re finally presenting was an incredibly long and winding investigation through many different facets and avenues; almost a rediscovery, if you will, of who we are and what we find inspiring.” Alex Laska

Juveniles is out on March 13th 2020.

KINGSWOOD ALBUM TOUR
Thursday March 12 – Barwon Club, Geelong
Friday March 13 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Saturday March 14 – Volta, Ballarat
Wednesday March 18 – Kambria Anu, Canberra
Thursday March 19 – UOW Unibar, Wollongong
Friday March 20 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Saturday March 21 – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
Thursday March 26 – The Gov, Adelaide
Friday March 27 – The Rosemount, Perth
Saturday March 28 – Prince of Wales, Bunbury
Sunday March 29 – Freo Social, Fremantle
Thursday April 2 – The Triffid, Brisbane
Thursday April 9 – Republic Bar, Hobart
Saturday April 11 – Saloon, Launceston
Sunday April 12 – Forth Pub, Devonport
Thursday April 16 – The Northern, Byron Bay
Friday April 17 – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast
Thursday June 25 – The Jack, Cairns
Friday June 26 – Otherwise Bar, Townsville
Saturday June 27 – CBD McGuires Hotel, Mackay