TEES RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘PULL’, ANNOUNCE EP LAUNCH SHOWS

Flow EP out this Thursday, 25 January on Farmer & The Owl via Inertia Music

TEES  release their latest track ‘Pull’ alongside a new video, and announce shows in Sydney and Melbourne, to celebrate the release of their Flow EP this Thursday, January 25 on Farmer & The Owl via Inertia Music. ‘Pull’ joins previous singles ‘Let Beauty Be’ and ‘Boy’ on the five track EP, which was formulated, produced and recorded over the last three years by the outfit, comprised of best friends and musical soulmates Sean Duarte and Lizzy Tillman.

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‘Pull’ was created at a time when vocalist Lizzy Tillman was writing her thesis about toxicity in relationships. Reading and listening to stories about the incredible strength people can access during adversity was overwhelming and affecting, ultimately inspiring the song. ‘Pull’ is a homage to finding a sense of self-worth, when our worlds are telling us otherwise. The song is accompanied with a video directed by Steven Lattuca.

Despite the time and space between the creation of the songs on Flow, certain themes and ideas carry through and connect each of them, inspiring the EP’s title. The songs explore perspectives surrounding relationships, love, loss, hope and power, both in being with others and with oneself. Tillman and Duarte’s careful curation of Flow creates a sense of movement in mood – opening with the lightness of ‘Let Beauty Be’ before revealing more sombre and introspective tones toward tracks like ‘Pull’ and ‘Through You‘. This concept of duality – light and dark – is at the forefront of TEES ethos as both musicians and individuals; “The idea that you cannot truly approach the light and the wants and needs of your life, if you don’t process and confront what you are trying to avoid.”

As TEES explain; “This EP encapsulates exploring and experimenting, trying not to be suffocated into a space of expectation and rigidity. Each of the songs explore the concept of striving to become self-determined and seek independence however there are differences in how each song aims to get to that point. The beginning songs speak to needing to cut loose from others to have a sense of this, to strip things back to find the self within. By the time ‘Through You’ begins it reflects an ending and a contemplation ~ a remembrance of what was told just moments before. That knowing yourself alone is not all there is. Knowing this, accepting and then celebrating this is what makes you aware that you can love
and truly be with those around you.”

On Flow Lizzy Tillman and Sean Duarte continue to break the mould of their surrounding regional coastal environment, instead combining their love of pairing harmonising melodies alongside pulsating Balearic beats to stir up memories of the acid soaked raves of the 90s, with a clear nostalgic Australiana edge.

TEES
FLOW EP TOUR

Thursday, February 1 | Boney, Melbourne VIC
w/ Pillow Pro & Claddy x Luis CL

Tickets

Friday, February 16 | Brighton Up Bar, Sydney NSW
w/ very special guests announced soon!

Tickets

TEES
Flow

1. Let Beauty Be
2. Boy
3. On & On
4. Pull
5. Through You

Flow by TEES is out Thursday, January 24 on Farmer & The Owl via Inertia Music
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TEES ANNOUNCE FIRST EP FLOW

Out January 25 on Farmer & The Owl via Inertia Music Share new track and video ‘Boy’

TEES announce the release of their first EP Flow, out 25 January on Farmer & The Owl via Inertia Music. The news comes alongside the latest offering from the dreamy house duo with glistening break-up anthem ‘Boy’ and its accompanying visual treatment, directed by William Robertson and Scott Stirling. . ‘Boy’ joins previous single ‘Let Beauty Be’ on the 5 track EP, which was formulated, produced and recorded over the last three years by the outfit, comprised of best friends and musical soulmates Sean Duarte and Lizzy Tillman.

Of ‘Boy’, Tillman says: “The song was written at a time when one of my closest friends was going through a break up, reminding me of the process behind the shift, and what I had experienced in the past. It’s a story of ambivalence toward ending a relationship and then finally taking the leap. It speaks to feeling consumed with your partner, losing the joy in the relationship, realising you can’t keep forcing it anymore…finding independence again, redefining yourself, and being free. “

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The clip, directed by William Robertson and Scott Stirling, represents breaking and then redefining, as inspired by the concept of the song. The harsh push and pull edits capture the fracturing of self a person can experience when going through a relationship breakdown, whilst the simple shots of nature permeate through portrait like images of Tillman and Duarte, representing the feelings of being self consumed and removed from the bigger picture.

Despite the time and space between the creation of the songs on Flow, certain themes and ideas carry through and connect each of them, inspiring the EP’s title. The songs explore perspectives surrounding relationships, love, loss, hope and power, both in being with others and with oneself. Tillman and Duarte’s careful curation of Flow creates a sense of movement in mood – opening with the lightness of ‘Let Beauty Be’ before revealing more somber and introspective tones toward tracks like ‘Pull’ and ‘Through You’. This concept of duality – light and dark – is at the forefront of TEES ethos as both musicians and individuals;“The idea that you cannot truly approach the light and the wants and needs of your life, if you don’t process and confront what you are trying to avoid.”

As TEES explain; “This EP encapsulates exploring and experimenting, trying not to be suffocated into a space of expectation and rigidity. Each of the songs explore the concept of striving to become self-determined and seek independence however there are differences in how each song aims to get to that point. The beginning songs speak to needing to cut loose from others to have a sense of this, to strip things back to find the self within. By the time ‘Through You’ begins it reflects an ending and a contemplation ~ a remembrance of what was told just moments before. That knowing yourself alone is not all there is. Knowing this, accepting and then celebrating this is what makes you aware that you can love and truly be with those around you.”

On Flow Lizzy Tillman and Sean Duarte continue to break the mould of their surrounding regional coastal environment, instead combining their love of pairing harmonising melodies alongside pulsating Balearic beats to stir up memories of the acid soaked raves of the 90s, with a clear nostalgic Australiana edge.

TEES
Flow

1. Let Beauty Be
2. Boy
3. On & On
4. Pull
5. Through You

Flow by TEES is out 25 January 2018 on Farmer & The Owl via Inertia Music
Pre-order now:  https://lnk.to/Ts_ByPR

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TEES DROP LATEST SINGLE “LET BEAUTY BE” Out now on Farmer & The Owl via Inertia Music

“Like a beachy disco-pop dream.”
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South-Coast duo TEES return with latest single “Let Beauty Be”, the latest offering from the Leisure Coast’s own Indie label Farmer & The Owl, out now via Inertia Music. On “Let Beauty Be”, TEES’ Lizzy Tillman and Sean Duarte’s experience of their surrounding environment manifests itself in the sound of dreamy house music, stirring up memories of the acid soaked raves of the 90s, with a clear nostalgic Australiana edge. The track comes alongside a new video directed by Jay Bird and shot by James Kates (The Pinheads, Shining Bird), which sees TEES take to the dunes.

“Let Beauty Be” follows on from tracks such as 2016’s “Got The Feeling”, where TEES made their initial mark. In Tillman’s own words, the new  track is about a conscious decision not to neglect the things that do, or once, brought you joy – “‘Let Beauty Be’ is about acknowledging that something makes you happy, for what it is, for what it was and letting it exist…It’s about allowing something to be in its most pure form, free from hatred, free from pride. It’s about respecting that something once inspired you, even though it might not anymore…It’s about knowing when something has reached its end, when to cut free so that it can remain as something separate from you, and yet still be beautiful… Without being tainted, without judgement and without regret… “

The halves of TEES first came together after a fortuitous meeting at Lizzie’s Redfern share house, where she demanded Sean was to drink a cup of specially prepared tea as a condition of entry. Later, Lizzie would emerge as the missing element to the music Sean was beginning to write. Their combined love of pairing harmonising melodies alongside pulsating Balearic beats eventually forged their creative partnership, and solidified their status as best mates ever since.

“Let Beauty Be” by TEES is out now on Farmer & The Owl via Inertia Music
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