Dark Tea is an American, Brooklyn-based music project, founded in 2016 by singer-songwriter Gary Canino. Dark Tea has released two full length albums and an EP.
History
Before founding Dark Tea in 2016, Gary Canino performed in the Brooklyn-based quartet Rips. In 2017, Dark Tea released the full-length self-titled album ''Dark Tea'', as well as a digital single entitled ''Bright Flame''. Dark Tea's debut album was partially mixed by
Jarvis Taveniere of the band
Woods and it was mastered by Mikey Young of the band
Total Control.
The album's lead single "Providence Sky" was premiered by ''CoupDeMain Magazine'' and the music video was premiered by
''Impose Magazine''.
"Providence Sky" featured guest vocals from Portland-based singer-songwriter
Alexandra Savior
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.
Dark Tea has shared stages with artists such as
Michael Rault
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Career
Rault released ''Living Daylight'' in 2015. The album received a rating of 7.3 on Pitchfork. The sin ...
,
Dougie Poole,
New Love Crowd
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History
Before founding New Love Crowd, Travis Swinford was activ ...
, and
Ed Askew
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Life and career
Born in Stamford, Connecticut, on December 1, 1940, Askew moved to Ne ...
.
In 2018, ''
The Fader
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History and work
It is owned by T ...
'' premiered Dark Tea's forthcoming release "Angel of Night".
Dark Tea's music has been identified as
lo-fi
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,
indie rock
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,
freak folk
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...
and
country-psych.
In 2020, Dark Tea was acquired by Super Jumbo.
On April 16, 2021, Canino released his second self-titled LP, ''Dark Tea'', which featured the enigmatic songwriter backed by an assortment of acclaimed producers and over 20 session musicians. The LP was co-executive produced by guitarist Noah Kohll.
Videos were released for singles "Down for the Law", "Highway Mile", "Deanna", and "Finally on Time" in what some have dubbed the ''Dark Tea Cinematic Universe''.
That same year, Canino co-directed several projects for
Nick Rattigan
Nicholas Foster Rattigan (born August 6, 1992) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, journalist and music video director from Reno, Nevada. He currently releases music under the moniker Current Joys. He also is the drummer and lead si ...
's Current Joys, including the concert film ''The Phantom of the Highland Park Ebell''.
Discography
Albums
* ''Dark Tea'' (2019)
* ''Dark Tea'' (2021)
Singles and EPs
* ''Dark Tea'' - EP (2017)
* "Bright Flame" (2017)
* "The Old Country Road Waltz" (2018)
* "Down for the Law" (2020)
* "Highway Mile" (2021)
* "Deanna" (2021)
* "Finally on Time" (2021)
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
2016 establishments in New York City
American experimental rock groups
Folk rock groups from New York (state)
Indie rock musical groups from New York (state)
Lo-fi music groups
Musical groups established in 2016
Musical groups from Brooklyn