Tea Eater – Cecilia

Grit and ferocity know no bounds with Brooklyn’s favorite weirdo art-punk band, Tea Eater.

Today, the band – which is pioneered by frontwoman Tarra Thiessen – delivered their latest gristly DIY music video and single in “Cecilia.”

The music video — which was shot by Viviane Black on a DV camcorder — depicts a series of obscure yet inviting vignettes somewhere in the desert sands of Joshua Tree, featuring hot tubs, wine, and over-sized dominoes. The track itself kicks off with a familiar fuzzed-out punk rhythm that one might expect to hear Glenn Danzig sing over in his Misfits days. But in a delightful twist of fate, 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 new single and music video follows Tea Eater’s February single, “Little White Dog (In a Gated Community).” Both of which are featured on their forthcoming album, I Don’t Believe in Bad Luck, which is due out March 28th, 2025.

Tea Eater has their album release show at Alphaville in Brooklyn on Thiessen’s birthday and the day it drops, March 28th, 2025.

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