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Big Slow Beating Heart

by Tessa Lee

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Situated in a rocky, Neil Young-esque groove, ‘Big Slow Beating Heart,’ makes use of loud guitars, intimate vocals, tender lyrics and a sense of space which brings to mind abandoned, industrial landscapes.
The second single from soon-to-be released full-length album, ‘Mountains,’ it follows Lee’s triumphant single ‘Could It Be?’ (2022) and jazz-inflused ‘Warm Orange Glow,’ (2021).

“‘Big Slow Beating Heart,’ refers to the first heartbeat a newborn hears when they lie on their mother’s chest for the first time. Indeed, they’ve been listening to that big, slow beating heart for a few months beforehand in the womb. How that heartbeat can become an anchor, a call to calm and total nourishment, if you listen out for it, even as a grown adult. I was thinking about how complicated our adult lives can/have become, and about the increased prevalence of anxiety amongst us, and the act of stripping everything back, listening in to that first moment where none of those complications existed yet… it’s possible to re-create those first moments of calm and safety. It’s possible to rebuild a stronger sense of self. Indeed, those first lyrics in the song (I have an enormous heart/I have an amazing mind) come from that place of affirmation. Saying something to yourself as if it’s already true, until it comes true.”

The track was recorded at Rolling on the River Studios, in Hobart’s Huon Valley, with producer/engineer Jethro Pickett. It was mastered by Colin Leadbetter of Leadbetter Productions. It features “The Cold Weather Band,” made up of accomplished musicians Ian Howard (drums), Isaac Gee (bass) and Fintan McCullough (lead guitars).

lyrics

I have an enormous heart
It beats really slow
Nothing can fluster me and this rhythm
I have an amazing mind, that floats on the breeze
My antennae tunes in to the whispers in the trees
Lately I find myself in a low down dirty funk
Gotta get off this ride, gotta plant myself
Coz I’m changing the story, putting down roots in another land
There’s a new normal
And it beats really slow

CHORUS
Oh take me right back to the start
Take me back to your love
Oh your big slow beating heart
I think I can hear it calling me x 4

VERSE 2
I am all grown up now
Yet memories haunt my days
Wrapped up in the tentacles
Trapped in the layers
I have a courageous power
A strong desire for change
I will hold on hard
I will beat really slow

CHORUS

credits

released March 15, 2024
TESSA LEE AND THE COLD WEATHER BAND:
Vocals/guitar - Tessa Lee
Lead guitar - Fintan McCullough
Drums - Ian Howard
Bass - Josh Berryman
Special guest Jethro Pickett on organ.

Mixed/recorded by Jethro Pickett
Mastered by Colin Leadbetter


LINKS
Tessa Lee - www.tessaleemusic.com
Jethro Pickett - www.jethropickett.com
Colin Leadbetter - herecordsrecords.com

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Tessa Lee TAS, Australia

Tessa Lee is a Devonport-based jazz singer and multi-instrumentalist who has developed a rare melodic style and freedom in her songwriting.

Soaked in folk and blues influences, Tessa's music is rich and luscious. Her debut album, "Warm Orange Glow," is a striking example of solid writing, great musicianship and emotional depth.
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