Obsession, by Tea Eater

Obsession

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1.	Double 01:39	lyrics	buy track
I see your double I see double in your way Get my shovel, my shovel To dig their grave Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh Your double’s done for Double double I see double How about you call your maid Sliced to pieces Nice and neat and Double double’s got nothing left to say Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh Your double’s done for Your double’s done for
2.	Obsession 03:16	lyrics	buy track
Obsession Obsession Obsession Make your passion bring joy and love Obsession Obsession Obsession Dedicate your attention to achieve what you want The positive side to obsession Attention to detail and creative expression
3.	Fuck the DMV 01:06	lyrics	buy track
Got a letter from the DMV That they’re suspending me For driving a car that doesn’t exist Without insurance No I’m not No I’m not Fuck the DMV You suck You suck Fuck the DMV Woke up at 4am To stand outside in the apocalypse To get a ticket just to go in For a basic government service You suck You suck Fuck the DMV You suck You suck Fuck the DMV Stuck in 1984 Do you even know what the internet can be used for You suck You suck Fuck the DMV You suck You suck Fuck the DMV You’re really the worst You’re really really the worst You suck You suck Fuck the DMV
4.	Jack Nicholson 02:10	lyrics	buy track
No pie no pie no pie For the new guy Is this as good as it gets Is this as good as it gets You make me wanna be a better man You make me wanna be a better man Is this as good as it gets Nice try nice try nice try Goodbye Sell crazy somewhere else We’re all stocked up here Sell crazy somewhere else We’re all stocked up here Is this as good as it gets Is this as good as it gets You make me wanna be a better man You make me wanna be a better man Is this as good as it gets Nice try nice try nice try
5.	Has Been 02:23	lyrics	buy track
Who gets a cut when there is no pie Who gets a cut when there is no pie I’m starting to forget I’m starting to forget my old life I feel I’m legit, I feel I’m legit In the lime light Lime light Light Brooklyn Brooklyn Has been has been fine Anything will do as long as you have the lies Who do you trust when in line to die Who do you trust when in line to die I’m getting fed up I’m getting fed up with old ties I’m here to exist, I’m here to exist In the lime light Lime light Light Brooklyn Brooklyn Has been has been fine Anything will do as long as you have the lies Suckers
6.	The Taste 03:29	lyrics	buy track
I’m not ready to be seen Let me warm up Are my buns even I feel like a tangerine Mashed potato, are you the ladle I miss my old gleam Am I overshadowed by their screens Can I keep this thing alive How have I survived I’m not ready to believe My mind is stuck It’s self cleaning I’m trapped in a submarine Mashed potato, are you the ladle I miss my old dream Am I overshadowed by their screens Can I keep this thing alive How have I survived My ladle My ladle My ladle My ladle I’m not ready to seen Let me warm up Are my buns even I feel like a tangerine Mashed potato, are you the ladle? I miss my old gleam Am I overshadowed by their Shake the taste I swear it will get easier for you I was once there too I was once there too I was once
7.	Pickup Truck 02:39	lyrics	buy track
I gotta get off now I’ll tell you about it later I gotta get off now I’ll tell you about it later I hear him coming in I hear it coming in I hear him coming in I see the words **** Typed into your search bar I see the words With love and respect It’s a Tuesday, I know where you are I gotta get off now I’ll tell you about it later I gotta get off now I’ll tell you about it later I hear him coming in I hear it coming in I hear him coming in Who’s Who’s pickup truck is that Who’s watching who Who’s Whp’s pickup truck is that Is there **** In it
8.	Respect the Wheel 01:29	lyrics	buy track
Spin the wheel Can’t stop it No you can’t stop it Even playing field Yes or no though I know you’re gonna be sad Sad, sad You’re gonnabe sad Sad, Sad Respect the Wheel though Let’s ask the wheel Let’s ask the wheel Let’s ask the wheel Yes or no though I know you’re gonna be sad Sad, sad You’re gonna be sad Sad, Sad Respect the Wheel though Respect the wheel Respect the wheel Ow Respect the wheel Yes or no though I know you’re gonna be sad Respect the wheel
9.	File Not Found 01:46	lyrics	buy track
When did I, did I become no fun Left things unsaid and undone If this is the place to be Then why does everyone want to leave No fun No fun It’s all gone When did I, did I become no fun Left things unsaid and undone If this is the place to be Then does everyone want to leave If this is the place to be Then does everyone want to leave No fun No, it’s all gone It’s all gone Why does everyone want to leave
10.	Saint Sardine 02:20	lyrics	buy track
You remind me of all my mistakes Tell me it was nothing at all I enjoy your taste Now that we’re outside of it all Who’s left to take the fall Do Do Do Do Do So demanding Saint Sardine Do Do Do Do Do So see through My belief in you I believed in you Take the high road Don’t have it out for her Leave me out of it I won’t be your scape goat No it’s no disservice to him Go on, burn that bridge Do Do Do Do Do How could you How could you Do Do Do Do Do Be so see through My belief in you I believed in you
11.	Cosmic Coconut 03:59	lyrics	buy track
You see me You see me in yourself Can’t talk, there’s no one here to help You see blue all around you Came to not how I found you Did you, did you catch a case Of the boom boom Cosmic Coconut Go boom Go boom boom boom boom Are you still in the race Because here we are Standing face to face You see blue all around you Came to not how I found you Did you, did you catch a case Of the boom boom Cosmic Coconut Go boom Go boom boom boom boom

about

No one’s more fun in the post (or present) apocalypse than Tea Eater. Fronted by Tarra Thiessen of Gustaf and Sharkmuffin, the New York City-based art punk band’s made significant waves with frenetic performances, surf-rock-on-Neptune grooves and sucker punch tracks about hating the DMV. Their debut LP “Obsession,” produced and mixed by Drew Vandenburg (Bambara/Faye Webster/Of Montreal) brings a new whirring power to their sound, an invitation to shed your baggage and transmute your neurosis into something worth dancing about.

The earliest Tea Eater tracks were pulled from the jaws of lockdown in Lake Placid. After a cross-country drive from LA with members of Gustaf in March 2020, Thiessen submerged herself in meditation, Twin Peaks: The Return and the expected existential crisis. Gradually, old movie rewatches turned into resonant hooks (see “Is this as good as it gets?” on “Jack Nicholson”). Watching the collective dissatisfaction with Brooklyn among music scene friends became sassy, spiraling tracks like “Has Been.” Through this (and a few helpful suggestions from solo Twitch streams) the first songs were written, to be christened under Tea Eater.

Finally, during the summer of 2021 Tea Eater’s debut LP was recorded at Chase Park Transduction Studios in Athens, GA with Vram Kherlopian on bass and Alex Tuisku on drums. Upon returning to New York, Thiessen’s vocals were produced by Vanessa Silberman at A Diamond Heart Production. The result? A soundscape with deliciously crunchy riffs, sci-fi-tinged guitar solos, ethereal harmonies and cheeky lyrics that off-set any real ennui.

Now fully formed, the live line-up features Thiessen on vocals/guitar, Kherlopian on guitar/vocals, Lindsey Ann Lawless on bass/vocals, and Abdon Valdez on drums. Since joining forces, Tea Eater’s shared the stage with Thee Oh Sees, released a split 7” and toured the East Coast and Midwest with Chicago garage-rockers Waltzer, and are about to embark on their first European tour.

“Obsession” is set to be released October 6, 2023 via A Diamond Heart Productions/Amethyst Trax (Symphonic Distribution) and La Fam Recordings. Listen deeply and you’ll hear that lockdown-era atmosphere of anxiety, gnawing self-reflection and preoccupation on the mundane. But think less (the preferred method) and “Obsession” better captures the joys of release from captivity. The celebration of creativity. The reclamation of self. The freedom of expression. The return to irreverence in a new it’s-the-end-of-the-world-again society. - Mary Grace Garis

credits

released October 6, 2023

Tarra Thiessen: Vocals, Guitar, Keys, Percussion
Vramshabouh: Bass, Piano, Backing Vocals
Alex Tuisku: Drums

Produced and mixed by Drew Vandenberg (Of Montreal, Faye Webster, Bambara)
Mastered by Carl Saff

All Songs by Tarra Thiessen (BMI)
Album art by Tarra Thiessen

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