Ten minute tea with Afternoon Tea. Spend ten minutes with Afternoon Tea. In the time it takes to boil one kettle, and let one cup of tea steep, we will have your daily art + music fix covered. Take your afternoon break with our Afternoon Tea curators. Need an extra lump of sugar? One more sip? If you have five minutes more (or ten), we have one more hit.
Today’s tea + soundtrack + visuals curated by Dynasty.
We both come from pretty eclectic musical backgrounds. At the time of our first session, we had both expressed interest in exploring something new, but didn’t know what. We ended up meeting for a no-pressure writing session just to see what would happen – and the songs started pouring out. It felt easy, natural, and electric! What we thought was just going to be more of a creative exercise turned into something exciting that also feels like perfect timing for both of us, creatively. – Jenni Dreager (vocals)
This song came from a place of struggle, but also of resilience. Even in our darkest moments, there’s always a chance to break free – and that’s what hope is. – Roman Marcone (songwriter, mix engineer, co-producer, synth player)
What started as a one-off studio session quickly evolved into a full artistic vision, grounded in honesty, cinematic soundscapes, and deep emotional presence. Both Marcone and Dreager have been integral collaborators in some of the most creative and successful music endeavours to ever come out of Southern Ontario including Walk Off The Earth, Darenots, Street Pharmacy, Rules, The Coppertones and more.
Stream + share “Hope” now:
I’d say a nice earl grey tea, Radiohead’s Kid A album and a high quality print of Virgin of the Rocks by da Vinci would be my pick.
There’s a lot to be seen in this image and a lot of questions in my mind of why all the specific details and placement of the painting.
Earl Grey tea is my fav and Radiohead helps with passing time while the tea is brewing. 🙂
Tea + Me 