New Zealand’s Heavy Psych Rock duo Earth Tongue, currently based in Berlin, has unveild new single and music video “Dimly Lit Cadaver.”
Watch the official music video for “Dimly Lit Cadaver” via the YouTube player below:
Says the band: “New song ‘Dimly Lit Cadaver’ is out now! Spooky music video filmed in Switzerland out this Friday.
We got asked to contribute a song for the King Gizzard’s »Field Of Vision« compilation, and took the chance to write something new and go back to our horror roots.
Recorded and produced by Richard Behrens at Big Snuff Studio. Mixed by De Stevens. Mastered by Greg Obis. Single art by yours truly Gussie Larkin.”
Ushering in a new era, Berlin based, New Zealand Heavy Psych duo Earth Tongue lower the castle gates on their third album “Dungeon Vision,” a trove of Fuzz-drenched anthems produced by Garage Rock luminary Ty Segall in Los Angeles.
Guitarist Gussie Larkin and drummer Ezra Simons spent the Berlin winter of 2025 refining the album’s twelve tracks in their self-described “windowless cave” rehearsal space, crafting a record that channels both isolation and the duo’s live intensity.
With the songs finally taking shape and a studio deadline looming, they flew to Los Angeles to turn their hard-won ideas into the real thing. Once there, the band and Ty captured lightning in a bottle, recording and mixing “Dungeon Vision” in just ten days at Altamira Sound.
Tracked live to tape, “Dungeon Vision” pulses with human energy, Fuzz guitars, bone-battering drums, and hauntingly tuneful vocals. Ty Segall’s influence is all over the record with Ty choosing the best takes based on feel rather than technical perfection. The “king of fuzzy guitar tones” pushed the duo to find new sonic textures while championing their raw chemistry.
“Ty’s been a big driving force,” says Ezra. “We supported him in New Zealand back in 2023, and he’s backed us ever since even bringing us on tourthrough Europe and the UK in 2024.”
Since their emergence in 2016, Earth Tongue’s world-building, visuals, and relentless touring have earned them global attention and a cult-like following. Their 2024 album “Great Haunting,” also released on In The Red Records, received a Taite Music Prize nomination and saw them win Best Group at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards.
They’ve toured extensively, sharing stages with the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age, IDLES, Acid King, Brant Bjork and Kikagaku Moyo.
With “Dungeon Vision,” Earth Tongue deliver their most immersive work yet, a richly human, Fuzz-soaked journey that bottles the magic of their live show and cements their reputation as one of the most exciting Psych Rock acts on the planet.
Purchase the new single “Dimly Lit Cadaver” on Bandcamp: https://earthtongue.bandcamp.com/track/dimly-lit-cadaver
Lineup:
Gussie Larkin / Guitar & Vocals
Ezra Simons / Drums & Vocals