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Today’s tea + soundtrack + visuals curated by Custie.
Custie is an emerging artist from London, Ontario whose distinct sound explores pop music as it intersects between singer-songwriter, R&B and alternative. “E, pt. 2” is largely a continuation of his previous single, “ON E, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN,” balancing the heaviness with softness.
Stream + share “E, pt. 2” now:
“‘E, pt. 2” was born from a period of slow-focus after I recorded “ON E, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.” The follow-up both literally and figuratively achieved some distance from the themes that haunted me. I was in the mud of the friendship, doing snow angels in the glass shards. As a counterpart, “E, pt. 2” is sadder, but a lot more dream-like. You don’t have to succumb to the sadness, or face it, because it’s constantly weaving different emotions and, intentionally, creating some formless tapestry of Experience.
100% of profits from “ON E, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN” are being donated to MINDS, an initiative local to him for youth struggling with mental health and addiction.
The Neptunes’ remix of Sade’s “By Your Side.” Feel like this song is a herbal tea remedy in sonic form.
Georgia O’Keeffe’s “Tent Door at Night,” Faye Wong’s 89-97 32 cover art.
This new single, like the stuff you’re hearing/seeing above, feel most effective for me if you’re longing for something or somebody but you’re not ever fully sure you can characterize them — like you’re never fully sure what your wording for that person or place might be because you’re worried about what it fails to describe. I don’t ever really find myself longing for much because the sands shift so frequently. What does that say about me?
Tea + Me 