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!

Tami Neilson has today released her fourth studio album CHICKABOOM!

Tami is an artist with real range, whose powerful voice can take on big ballads, golden-age country, heartfelt gospel, soul-infused R&B, western swing, even old-style rock ‘n’ roll. This new album cements Tami as one of the toughest, fiercest country-rockabilly singers on the scene. Tami produced the album with fellow Native Tongue writer Delaney Davidson.

Tami begins her world tour next month.

TAMI NEILSON WORLD TOUR

EU
March 25 – El Sol, Madrid ESP
March 26 – Kafe Antzokia, Kuzta Beltza, Bilbao ESP
March 27 – Factoria Cultural, Aviles ESP
March 28 – Helldorado, Vitoria ESP
March 29 – Rock & Blues Cafe, Zaragoza ESP
April 1 – New Morning, Paris FR
April 2 – Ouvre Boit, Beauvais FR
April 3 – All The Jazz, Blois FR
April 4 – Le Poche, Bethune FR
April 7 – Amager Bio, Copenhagen DK

AUS
May 14 – Caravan Club, Melbourne
May 15 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
May 16 – Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney
May 17 – Blues on Broadbeach, Gold Coast

Stream CHICKABOOM! on Spotify here.

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.