CAITLIN, Announces new EP Guardrails, Due April 10th
CAITLIN, born in Te Tihi-o-Maru and now based in Ōtautahi, returns with her new single, ‘You’re Only Good To Calm Me Down’. Following the reflective thread of earlier releases ‘Wash’ and ‘Outline’, the song explores the moments when comfort comes at the cost of growth. Self-produced with the help of Will McGillivray (Goodwill), CAITLIN explains, “It’s a song about self-discovery, playful denial, and finally calling things out.” These themes run through her forthcoming EP, Guardrails, due April 10, which traces the small reckonings and shifts that come after life moves you off course.
Guardrails, CAITLIN’s fourth EP, is the culmination of a decade spent writing, recording, and performing across New Zealand. “Written across a year walking through an early–mid twenties identity crisis,” CAITLIN explains, “a lack of self-determination sat quietly underneath everything in my life — I knew something needed to change, but I kept avoiding it. I was grappling with the realisation that time was passing and I was not the person I wanted to be.” Guardrails channels emotional tension into motion, with songs that sway, push, and pull.
The single ‘You’re Only Good To Calm Me Down’ is accompanied by a new music video, co-directed by CAITLIN and Naomi Haussmann, with filming and editing handled by Haussmann. The video was shot across two contrasting locations: the sweeping landscapes of Lake Lyndon near Arthur’s Pass, and the urban streets of Ōtautahi’s city centre. Speaking on the visual approach, CAITLIN explains: “I love implying this narrative and visual contrast between structure and city imagery, and flowy natural landscapes which is a common thread throughout my work.”
CAITLIN will bring Guardrails to Electric Avenue 2026, road-testing the EP in front of a festival audience and positioning herself as one of the local acts you won’t want to miss.