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Cover of Sunday Tea

Album · 2021

Sunday Tea

by Marcia Dell

Ten songs for a long Sunday: tea, photographs, porch swings and one cold cup left on the table.

Tracks

  1. 1. Kettle On, Last Dance in the KitchenHome from the dance with the kettle on. It opens the album because that's how my best nights end.lovers rock, kitchen reggae2:44
  2. 2. Lantern Lights and Wedding BellsLanterns in the garden, fiddle and piano. I sang at my friend's wedding and wrote this the same week.lovers rock, wedding song2:47
  3. 3. Photo Album on the Sofa, Tea Gone WarmRainy Sunday, album on my knees. The organ does most of the remembering.lovers rock, nostalgic reggae3:32
  4. 4. I Kept My Promise, Slow and SweetYou said wait for me till the summer. I did, and the song is slow because waiting is.lovers rock, romantic soul3:36
  5. 5. Before the Last Song Ends, Say ItLast song playing, something to say. The band holds back so the words can land.rocksteady ballad, slow dance3:15
  6. 6. Night Bus Window, City Lights RollingNight bus, rain on the glass, a city sliding by. I wrote it riding home from a gig.rocksteady, night bus ballad3:27
  7. 7. We Were Right to Let It GoTwo cups of tea gone cold. We were right to let it go, and I mean that kindly.rocksteady ballad, gentle breakup3:37
  8. 8. Thank You Note on the PillowA thank-you note folded on a pillow. The sweetest way I know to say goodbye for the day.rocksteady, love note2:31
  9. 9. Knock Knock, Is That YouKnock knock on the kitchen door, a sound I hadn't heard in years. The groove is a heartbeat.rocksteady, groovy soul2:42
  10. 10. Porch Swing, I Said I WouldPorch swing, jasmine and the dusk coming in. I said I would, and I did. It ends the album on a creak.rocksteady, porch song2:47

Liner notes

Sunday Tea is the album people tell me they play in the kitchen, and that makes me prouder than anything. We wrote most of it in lockdown, passing ideas back and forth in voice notes, then finally got in a room together and played it slow. There's a lot of tea in it, and a few goodbyes, but I hope it all feels like somebody putting the kettle on for you.

Marcia Dell