there is a cool new music blog in town called The Color Awesome. they blogged about a recent show we played with erik blood and are offering a free download (from our new album, but of course!!)
http://thecolorawesome.com/2009/04/02/tea-cozies-seriously-hot-probs/

also, 90.3 KEXP has been broadcastin' some of our new songs. if you would like to request a little something, you can do so here: http://kexp.org/about/email.asp?email=dj

[listen online at kexp.org]

at long last we have new songs up from HOT PROBS which'll be released on 5/5. check em out!!


so here's the track list:
boys at the metro
pretty pages
like luca brasi
huffy walrus
corner store girls
the south turned him sour
paris syndrome
tri-part-ite
40 degrees n
behind the glass eye

This just in from the Miami Student, a little love especially for valentines day!

Tea Cozies keep your heart warm

Liz Caskey                                       2/6/09

As Britney Spears and boy bands alike continue to grace our radio waves
with their repetitive and monotonous sound, it is a wonder how our
musical souls have managed to survive. Thankfully, every once in
awhile, a band is born that is able to give you the musical revival
you've been in need of … the hardest part is finding them.

The Tea Cozies, a relatively unknown band, serve up the originality and ingenuity that you've been craving.

Based
out of Seattle, the Tea Cozies have managed to create a sound that is
all their own on their debut self-titled E.P. They were officially
formed in December 2005 after the three original female members, Jessi
Reed (guitar and vocals), Brady Harvey (guitar, vocals and keys) and
Kelly Viergutz (drums) were joined by the "brave" lone male member of
the group, Jeff Anderson (bass). Together they have concocted a unique
sound that has begun to grow in popularity amongst the local Seattle
music scene.

Their sound is difficult to put a finger on. They
seem to be a mix of Indie and old school British pop, but it really
depends on what track you're listening to at the moment. One reporter
from the "Portland Mercury" said the Tea Cozies sound like "…if
Deerhoof popped a chill pill and started hanging with the Rondelles."
The band itself claims to be "the bastard child of Elastica and the
Talking Heads." Yet, no matter the category, the music is nothing short
of stellar.

The two lead singers, Reed and Harvey, have
completely contrasting voices that add depth and interest to their
songs. Reed brings a soft sweet sound to the tracks while Harvey's
raspy, harsh voice adds a necessary ruggedness. The juxtaposing voices
are on perfect display on the track "Tranciting" which is by far the
best and most upbeat song on the track. However, the more somber
tracks, also featured on the album, should not be ignored. "Olivia" is
an intense and deep track with lyrics worth listening intently to. The
only complaint I have about the group is that there are only five
tracks on the album.

While their E.P. is revolutionary, the best
way to experience the Tea Cozies is live. They put on a great show,
complete with sarcastic commentary and goofy personalities. Somehow I
managed to stumble upon the Tea Cozies playing a live concert this
summer in Seattle and was instantly hooked. The Tea Cozies alone are
worth the journey to the rainy Northwest. The best way to keep up on
the band's newest tracks is through their myspace music page, which
also announces their upcoming show schedule.

With their unique and unheard sound, the Tea Cozies are the band that your soul's been waiting for.

http://media.www.miamistudent.net/media/storage/paper776/news/2009/02/06/Amusement/Tea-Cozies.Keep.Your.Heart.Warm-3616941.shtml

Oh, and by the way, we'll have CD release info VERY VERY SOON.
Keep your ears perked!

xoxo,
Cozies

dawww... here is a nifty article from ubik on the stranger forums:

http://forums.thestranger.com/showthread.php?t=22970

If I'm backing all of my posts by calling attention to bands that never get mentioned in The Stranger, I'm not sure how much this next band qualifies (I don't think they get much attention here, but they're regular mentions at Three Imaginary Girls)... but I don't care. I absolutely love the Tea Cozies.

There's something a little deceptive? tricky? there's something a little Loki about this band, and I think some people might miss it on the first pass. It's important to notice that their caption on MySpace is "We don't want your friendship. Only your blood," which is more than a little confrontational, no? And when you think about it, I think the band name was chosen, specifically picked, to be uncomfortable: never in my life did I imagine myself telling friends "I'm really into the Tea Cozies." (every time I say that, I realize what an incredibly unmanly statement it is) It's even more confounding when the listed genres are Indie, Garage, and Pop... and that I could easily describe them in the buzz words that usually make me want to not listen to a band: that "pop sensibilities" phrase that gets used on half of the Stranger's Up & Coming listing is applicable here.

But they're just so good... The first day I had their self titled disc, I listened to it, and it was okay. The second day, I listened to it twice. The third day this CD was in my possession, I listened to it all day. It's a five song EP, and I just couldn't turn it off; when I went out that evening to meet up with friends, I copied it over to my mp3 player so I could keep listening to it after I left the house. Very few albums have ever had that effect on me. (If you want a copy, they're sort of unofficial label-mates of ours: their discs are available at CDBaby). I've had that album for over a year, and it's always at the ready; it's particularly tasty walking home after a long night.

I've come this far and haven't even attempted to cover how they actually sound... which still stumps me. Their listed influences include not just Pixies and Talking Heads, but also Can, and I think that has a bit to do with the tricky hold they have on me: there are a number of female-fronted indie pop bands in the world, but there's more going on the Tea Cozies than pretty vocal harmonies and bright guitars... there's an incredible amount of atmosphere, and a lot of texture. The songs never shy away from getting complicated, but aren't afraid to be simple, if simple is required. There's reverb on hand, but the atmosphere isn't born of the band being "reverb drenched" (they're not), echoes are common, and so are jumps from clean to crunchy distortion or fuzz.

The best way I can describe it is that every aspect of the band is much deeper than most people will get from one listen. Lyrically (literally?) I still haven't quite wrapped my head around everything these songs have to say: even if I do "get" every lyric, I'm not sure how it fits with the song titles, or how the whole stew sets as a whole... to this day, I think about these songs every time I hear them. The arrangements still move in a way that feels surprising, the drums are always more clever, the two guitars have incredibly distinct personalities. And, of course, there is the inclusion of synths, cowbell, and barroom piano that are absolutely not studio magic-- they're part of the live shows.

I'm not a shameless fanboy for many bands, but this one's a gold star. So much so that I have to force myself to stop rambling, or I might just write another 10 pages...

 

ubik, we <3 your blood.

we gots monday style treats for ya!

if you sign up for our monthly email list, coziemail, between now and friday, you will be automatically entered into a prizey style drawing.
5 winners will be randomly chosen and will receive some of our buttons, stickers, and a very rare copy of our pretty pages/ réglons cd single.
zomg!

to enter, just myspace message us with yer name and email address between now and friday at 5pm.
you will be contacted on friday if you are a winner...

mit liebe,
tea cozies

"Seattle garage-pop pretties Tea Cozies bop to a darkly sexy, sauced-up Britpop that's marinated in such transcendent '90s girl rock as the Breeders and Elastica. Playful, catchy and smart as a whip, the three girls and one (lucky) guy prove Seattle's scene to be at least one indie band away from completely dead."

Jay Horton, WILLAMETTE WEEK Portland, OR

 

"Naming themselves after a British tea insulator, Tea Cozies play frantic guitar-centric pop that reminds me of what Deerhoof would sound like if they popped a chill pill and started hanging out with the Rondelles. Hailing from Seattle, Tea Cozies transform the gray days of their city into a hologram of sunshine-soaked, jangly art-rock with sweet-as-a-lollipop girl-on-girl vocal harmonies. While their fingers are sticky from borrowing influence from Britpop and '60s-era American underground icons, Tea Cozies successfully transform their inspirations into arrangements that sound completely fresh and new. Post-post-modernism, anyone?"

Em Brownlowe, THE PORTLAND MERCURY Portland, OR

 

"The precocious child of Brit and indie pop, Seattle's Tea Cozies sound as great as any of their influences on their debut EP. Underneath the fiery emotions expressed is an undeniably accessible charm. Playful, passionate and defiant, the band's catchy songs are intelligent, strong and well-crafted."

Tom Murphy, Critics' Picks for 2007, THE WESTWORD Denver, CO

 

"While the ever-present deluge of indie-pop bands in this town can sometimes make it difficult to sort out the merely listenable from the truly exceptional, the Tea Cozies fall squarely in the latter category. Steeped in the transcendent pop of Elastica and the Breeders, stirred in with the soulful swoon of PJ Harvey or Mazzy Star, and topped with the cockeyed, ramshackle energy of early Talking Heads, these just-under-the-radar charmers are a band to watch in the new year."

Bill Bullock, THE STRANGER Seattle, WA

 

"(Named one of the) Best Northwest Bands to look out for in 2007."

Three Imaginary Girls, SEATTLE WEEKLY Seattle, WA

 

"This EP is... really good."

Dj Troy Nelson, 90.3 KEXP Seattle, WA

MAY 10th- East End (Portland)
Oh Portland. Oh geez. Had to take a few days off before posting this one because we've LOST OUR MINDS and are super tired. We hit up a thrift store again to kill some time, and purchased Billy Idol's greatest hits, purely because we'd been dying to hear "eyes w/o a face" all week. and when I say "we" I probably just mean" I", since Jeff promptly ejected the cd and called it crap. For the first time in the history of ever, we found the venue in Portland w/o getting lost! (only to get lost later after we had dropped off our bags elsewhere) East End is damn cool and hip like New York. I've never been to New York though, so really I'm just guesstimating on this one. Yes. First up were the Little Penguins, who really you must check out if you haven't already. Their songs have been stuck in the collective cozie brain all week (especially a new one called "Waiting for the Sign")… them boys are catchy and talented as hell. Plus you can close your eyes and pretend you're on a beach when you listen to them since their guitars/harmonies create a delicious sunny afternoon with just a slight hint of breeze...whaa?? Maybe that is why we have been drinking so many margaritas on this trip. There were definitely a fair amount of people meandering around which was quite the opposite of the night previous and the gods were pleased.

Cozies were up next and the entire place was rocking, we were tight as all get out… and in the words of some gushing Penguins "that may have been the best Tea Cozies show ever!" The crowd was yelling for an encore, but we were only the second band so they got none of that. Minmae played next, but acoustically and sans two members, so it felt a bit awkward after we made everyone's ear drums bleed. The singer's scarf kept nearly getting caught in his strings and I was obsessed with watching that near catastrophe. London and the Look were last and really pure insanity is the best way to describe that part. Their singer, Lindsey was everywhere all at once, falling to the floor and kicking her heels in the air and the place was dancing all over again. Then we drank and decided perhaps we should go visit one of Portland's finest strip clubs, which would've been quite humorous, but they were all closed. Boo. We ended the night at our bud Megan's house watching Jeff dance around to an extremely skippy Madonna CD. It wasn't even close enough to normality to be a remix version, but nothing would stop his crazy dancing legs that night. He eventually tuckered himself out though and crashed face first on the floor. poor little pup.

 May 11th- Le Voyeur (Olympia)
We thought it unwise to drive ourselves/gear anywhere the night before and were thus forced to bus it around Portland. It was time for eating and we were stuck in downtown Portland, where we can never seem to find tolerable foods. The last time we came to Portland we walked into this weirdo chinese buffet off of Jeff's instincts, and his food picking instincts were never trusted again. Needless to say we weren't eating there. We wandered through the Satuday (Sunday?) Market for a bit and found this weird place called Hubers or something. It looked like The Shining in there. seriously super creepy. all the waiters had on white button down shirts with little black ties, and the ceiling was stained glass! At any second Jack Nicolson was bound to come strolling in on the hunt for scotch. We walked back across the Burnside Bridge (lovely views!) and finally headed to Olympia. Le Voyeur is a rad little vegaby diy cafe thing with a graffitted as crap room in the back where people host shows. There were lots of dinosaur paintings and drawings around which made us proud. Also, the food was exquisite! There's no sound person, you just plug in and hope for the best…. There weren't many folks inside, so both bands figured we'll just amuse ourselves and just rock out like woah.

The Penguins started off their set, spread out across the room standing on sofas and the like. The sound wasn't half bad at all. In a stroke of genius they launched into a cover of the Velvet Underground's "What Goes On." Suddenly people were streaming in from the bar out of nowhere and started shaking their hips all over each other. Where did they come from? We don't know. Maybe Olympians can teleport like Captain Kirk. Maybe they can't. We were just glad to see them rocking their butts off. Oh crap. How were we to follow such an energetic set? Well kiddle diddles, we don't really know how it happened..but that night Tea Cozies reached back to our punk rock roots and beat the crap out of Olympia. Actually they were beating the crap out of each other, and us. Literally. People were moshing and falling all over the place, fists pumping in every direction, Will Penguin was lifted like a jesus baby and crowd surfed in that tiny room, simultaneously nearly broke the stage lights and Jeff's unassuming neck. During Tranciting, Jessi told the audience to freestyle rap during the stomp-clap breakdown which they promised to do. They all pansied out thought when the crucial moment came, so she was forced freestyle Shoop until the song kicked back in.  Who knew Salt-n-Peppa were such a hit in Oly?
   
We lost a micstand to the frenzied mob so Brady and Jessi had to share for our last few songs. The people yelled for an encore which we obliged on the condition that they danced. Dance they did, as we played Elastica's "Waking Up". Afterwards we all passed out in a sweaty sweaty graffitied mess. Apparently, Olympia can bring it. London and the Look continued this night of marble losing rock through an insane set triggering yet another moshdancefestival and ended it all with a giant dogpile. I'm not from Olympia or anything, but that may have been the most ridiculous and rockin show Le Voyeur has ever seen. It was by far the most fun we've had in awhile. Dear Olympia, thank you for being so crazy bitchin, you are glorious!! We ended the night with a two band back rub train, the way all tours should end. Body massage! All us Cozies are even more in love with each other than when we left, and adore the Penguins more than ever! Really we really couldn't have asked for a better inaugural Tea Cozies tour. Pleased as a punch from Olympia.

 

Recap:

Bags of luggage left in Safeway parking lots- 1

Floors slept on- 6

Really crappy sound guys, definitely the worst ever- 1 (suck jose)

Guitars accidentally hijacked by Tea Cozies- 1

Fires in our vicinity- 1

Drunken use of Fire extinguisher w/o fire present- 1

Tickets accrued from CA state police by members of our immediate and extended party- 5

Jurassic Park Soundtrack plays – 1.5

Meals where Tea Cozies consumed Mexican Food- 7? 8, 9, 10?

Trips to ocean- 2

Dancing dogs named Happy- 1

Drunk dudes hitting on Jeff – too many to count
 
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