Inner Tongue is the moniker of a Vienna-based experimental pop musician who is set to release his debut album Favours in May via Mount Silver Records / Caroline International. It's a debut album that could have come out years ago, had it not been for the diagnosis of a rare vocal cord disorder in 2013. Following the requisite surgery he couldn't talk - let alone sing - for months. This setback is ultimately what inspired Inner Tongue to find new means of expression through music: "I decided to modify my musical focus temporarily by writing songs which could produce a melodic tension without vocals, but which featured the traits of forward-looking pop music. It was as if someone had pressed a reset button on the musical identity I had of myself." This can be heard in new single 'Teeth', which on its surface is a desperately delicate and pretty experimental pop production, built around a central piano and plenty of additional textures. On repeated listens it becomes clear how Inner Tongue has subtly built up layers of playful pop production to fully express those deep-seated inner emotions. As they perfectly wreathe themselves around his pristine falsetto, the result is a deeply resonant exploration of what pop music can be.
