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Today’s tea + soundtrack + visuals curated by Jeremy Voltz.
Burned-out mathematician turned indie-soul artist Jeremy Voltz returns with “Feel It All,” a deeply introspective track about the struggle to care for someone despite anger, distance, and the vulnerability that comes with connection. As the latest release from Voltz‘s 2025 music campaign, the single captures the push and pull of human relationships – tender, complicated, and ultimately unbreakable.
“The song came from a rocky relationship with a friend,” Voltz shares. “I tried for almost a year to distance myself and keep safe at arm’s length. But I realized that no matter how hard I tried not to care about my friend, I couldn’t stop. My anger had dried up without me noticing, and I even tried to cling to it so I wouldn’t have to care, because caring is hard. But ultimately, care blooms in spite of our best efforts.”
Stream + share “Feel It All” now:
Uniquely, this is the first song Voltz has ever released that he created on an Akai MPC – the legendary drum machine and sampler made famous by J Dilla and first discovered by Voltz through Dilla’s influence on D’Angelo’s music. “It’s an amazing new way to create away from my guitar,” he shares. “The track inspired the lyrics, which is usually the other way around for me. When I came up with the beat, these emotions and lyrics flowed out of me almost instantly.”
Voltz adds, “The message of the song is that you can try as much as you want to harden yourself, to not care, but care and concern grow in spite of yourself. Like a flower growing out of a crack in the sidewalk.”
Returning to his organic roots in 2025, Jeremy Voltz continues to explore the human heart with the support of Toronto Arts Council. Blending chill, introspective moods with singer-songwriter and soul influences, “Feel It All” continues his mission of writing songs for the people in his life – capturing those difficult conversations, the emotions too nuanced for words, and the awkward moments we wish we could express honestly.
I heard this song on TikTok, it was Annabelle playing acoustic guitar, doing an ‘angry version’ of the song (she’s done a few different TT acoustic performances). That first line/stanza hooked me immediately, so good. I feel like the song speaks for itself, there’s nothing I can really say other than to tell people to listen to it.
Every time a guy writes a song, he’s a cowboy, a sailor
Playing with the world in his palm like the first pioneer
Every time he opens his mouth, it’s a loud movie trailer
Clipping every image and sound he thinks proves he was here
Visual/kinetic:
This artist, Studio Anemo, is designing and creating a kinetic sculpture of a coral reef through 3d printing. The sculpture is modular, and he adds elements to it over time, so the reef grows before our eyes. The engineering and design involved is really impressive, and I love how he captures organic movement through clever engineering choices. I design 3d prints myself as well, and I found this project really inspiring. And I will not lie, I want this on my wall very badly haha.
Tea:
I recently discovered smokey teas… my dad had some Bohea tea (Wuyi tea) I tried, apparently all the rage during the US colonial times (Bohea made up a lot of what was throw into the Boston harbor). It’s kinda like scotch, but in tea form.
Tea + Me 