Photo by Perri Leigh

Among the bands to watch in 2025, the Midwest has a promising new prospect in Church Tongue. The band was recently signed to tastemakers Pure Noise Records and has already confirmed the February 14th arrival of their label debut EP, 'You'll Know It Was Me'. 

The unflinching six-track EP showcases a controlled sonic chaos that plays out with an arsenal of riffs, bombastic percussion and harsh vocals that transcend genre and hit the mark with the heavy. As a preview of the pummel to come, the band have issued an important introduction for their Pure Noise era with the unveiling of the powerful first single, "Bury Me (One Thousand Times)". 

The band's vocalist in Mike Sugars explains the weight of this project and how this moment has been long in the making. ​"You’ll Know It Was Me is a short record about love. Love looks like a lot of things, and each track touches on it in its own way." said Sugars. 

"People close to me have heard about me wanting to make this kind of record for a long time. I just hadn’t grown enough to realise the dream of it, and I knew it had to be a Church Tongue record. I’ve been with this band, these guys, for the majority of my life now. I’ve made records with other bands, and so have the other guys, but this idea felt sacred to my beginnings. I knew this record was in us, was who we are, and I’m honoured to have made it with my brothers." 

In addition to the band's onslaught, Church Tongue has enlisted the help of a few special guests to add to the firepower of the new EP. Colin Young of Twitching Tongues and God's Hate is featured on the record along with George Clarke of Deafheaven and Crystal Pak of Initiate also contribute to the project. 

You'll Know It Was Me from Church Tongue arrives February 14th via Pure Noise Records. Order the release - HERE