Tea Eater remind you of the ex you love to hate with their gritty and ferocious new single and DIY video Cecilia — showcasing today on Tinnitst.
The Brooklyn art-punk noise-makers’ latest video depicts a series of obscure yet inviting vignettes somewhere in the desert sands of Joshua Tree, featuring hot tubs, wine and oversized dominoes. The song itself kicks off with a familiar fuzzed-out punk rhythm that one might expect to have heard Glenn Danzig sing over in his Misfits days. But in a delightful twist of fate, Tarra Thiessen’s voice delivers more of a Kim Gordon / Sonic Youth-style vocal. “How long have we been playin?” she sings in washed-out reverb before the song explodes like a cherry bomb.
“Cecilia is a classic heartbreaker,” Thiessen states. “She is the other woman (or ex-girlfriend) that you can’t seem to get away from. People love to talk shit about her, but in reality she’s a necessary part in those who vilify her story. Without her, they wouldn’t have anyone to talk about or project their own dark parts and patterns onto.” The video was filmed by Viviane Black on a DV camcorder.
The new single and video follow hot on the heels of Tea Eater’s February single Little White Dog (In a Gated Community). Both will be featured on their forthcoming album I Don’t Believe In Bad Luck, due March 28. The album tells the story of a hotline psychic who’s sick of everyone — including herself. In this sophomore release, the DIY band expand their obsessions to include waffles, bugs and butter.
I Don’t Believe In Bad Luck explores what it means to be the villain in someone else’s story — whether by accident or design. With fuzzy hooks and a sense of humor, Tea Eater re-contextualize messy experiences, showing how even the most chaotic holes we fall into can lead to the best possible outcomes.
In addition to the vinyl release, a limited-edition tarot deck — inspired by the album’s themes and Tea Eater’s symbol sets — will be available. The deck, which features reimagined versions of traditional tarot suits such as waffles for pentacles and bugs for swords, allows for further exploration into the album’s surreal, introspective journey, and Thiessen’s own personal mythology. I Don’t Believe In Bad Luck will be released via A Diamond Heart Production, Amethyst Trax and La Fam Recordings.
Tea Eater are a Brooklyn weirdo band who create campy, cunty, wall-of-fuzz songs that double as spells to inspire new potential realities. Tea Eater features members of Gustaf and Sharkmuffin, and have been support for Thee Oh Sees, completed East Coast and Midwest DIY tours, an L.A. residency, a set at Distorsion Psych Fest in Montreal, and two U.K./EU headline tours in 2023 and 2024. They made waves with their debut LP Obsession, released in October 2023, which was mixed and produced by Drew Vandenberg (Faye Webster, Of Montreal, Bambara).
Watch the video for Cecilia above, hear more from Tea Eater below, and join them in the hot tub on their website, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and Twitch.
