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Crafty duo Earth Tiger creates songs that swirl together the electrifying textures of hip-hop, big pop, rock and electro dance music into a brand-new sound. Masterminded by artists Cruize Mathews and Tom Taylor, the group spins out clever lyrics, infectious hooks and energetic, inventive grooves that intertwine with bold bass and playful synth layers. Every Earth Tiger tune tells a story about the pair’s many adventures and innovates on the stylings of modern rock legends, lyrical pioneers and beat masters such as The Black Keys, Gorillaz, Mac Miller, The Pharcyde, Kanye West and Pharrell Williams. Earth Tiger was dreamed up around a campfire on Christmas Eve in New Zealand, when friends Mathews, a songwriter fresh out of the Gold-selling New Zealand group Kidz In Space and Taylor, an up and coming producer, decided to turn their shared passion for ‘90s and ‘00s hip hop into an official musical collaboration. The two began to engage in a series of week-long recording sessions at