"We can turn people who have never heard us before into fans." If demonic riffs wrapped around heavenly melodies give you a lift, take the Earth Tongue elevator

Earth Tongue looking through the entrance of a toy castle.

In 2018, Earth Tongue booked their first European tour. For a fledgling doom rock duo from New Zealand, this was a monumental endeavour. They hired an estate car and drove around for a couple of months, making mistakes, spending money and having fun. At one point in a badly routed schedule, they performed in a restaurant in Italy as diners wolfed down plates of pasta.

“We were quite anxious about it,” says singer/guitarist Gussie Larkin. “But after the show, we talked to people, and they were like: ‘No, it’s very normal. We have rock bands playing restaurants all the time!’”