Teether and Kuya Neil swiftly follow up the announcement of their debut album with today’s smitten new single ‘BLUSH’. Steadying for their Golden Plains debut next month and exclusive sideshow at The Gasometer on Mar 6, YEARN IV drops May 2 via Chapter Music. LISTEN + WATCH ‘BLUSH’ HERE + PRE-SAVE LP HERE.

Symptomatic of Teether and Neil’s experimental output, ‘BLUSH’ is a soft side step for the duo – “it’s a love song!” – suspended by imagination and steady garage beat. Featuring the duo’s most besotted hook, the candor of a crush juxtaposes the 2D banality of the everyday. Like the simpler times of eagerly awaiting that ‘Online’ status notification, heart-eye filters on ‘BLUSH’ are a welcome distraction.

Written in the process of a sharp writing trip, Teether reveals, “it’s about revelling in true love while living in a less than ideal reality. The sun was out and we didn’t have to go to our day jobs for a bit so we were feeling it. But you know at the start of a trip when you are aware it’s going to pass you by quickly? That looming return to reality was still present, hence the nods to some depressing truths still being there in this almost idyllic love song.”

WATCH: ‘BLUSH’ (Official Video)

‘BLUSH’ continues the rapper-producer-duo’s collaboration with visual artist Phillip Dixon VII on the music video, who remarks “I’ve been working with these two since they first started collaborating, and over time, our visual language has naturally evolved. Our roots in glitchy, early-internet aesthetics has gradually shifted toward something more tactile and handcrafted—a conscious departure from the flood of AI-generated imagery saturating the internet. With BLUSH, the personal and reflective nature of the song called for a fusion of past and present, blending the raw, experimental energy of our early work with the more intentional, hands-on approach we’ve embraced today.”

Fever for YEARN IV ahead of its official May drop already boasts a steady stream of support from first single ‘ZOO’: BBC 6Music to Bandcamp (“a tough, muscular record full of knotty, hard-hitting bars”), Rolling Stone (“a pounding track”), Acclaim (“hauntingly unique”), BrooklynVegan, Our Culture, rage; Hallmark DSP editorial on New Music Friday, Fresh Finds and Local Hype; to a home run across community radio support: Edge Hobart, 3RRR, PBS, RTR FM, fbi.radio rotation amongst 4ZZZ and 2SER airplay.

A sharp, serrated release for Teether and Kuya Neil, debut album YEARN IV is surreal but not esoteric, jagged but singular. Their knack for beats, hooks and flow is seemingly out of this world, infused with unparalleled swagger, but with enough aptitude and pragmatism never to betray form. Teether and Kuya Neil dance with musical structure just as they roast and eulogise the societal structures that formed them, finding their voice amid a sea of clashing cultural experiences, sonic histories, and the isolation of contemporary urban Australia.

Experience YEARN IV in full at their exclusive headline show in Naarm / Melbourne on March 6, supported by Alice Sky, Sevy and BAYANG (tha Bushranger), while Teether & Kuya Neil steady for their Golden Plains Festival debut. See all tour routing details BELOW.