Shaking up pop, R&B, and hip-hop with a sharp sense of humor (and sharper mic skills), flaunting an otherworldly outsized fashion sense (like Grace Jones gone Candyland), and blessing each phase of her art with a teacup (of origins she will not disclose), TeaMarrr imagined a world of her own—and actually went one step further to bring it into existence. Since emerging in 2017,the Boston-born and Los Angeles-based Haitian-American songstress backed up every word through consistent independent output, leaping from an underground phenomenon to the flagship artist on Issa Rae’s Raedio in partnership with Atlantic Records. Acclaimed by everyone from Flaunt and NPR to Ones To Watch and Consequence of Sound and streamed upwards of 4 million times as of 2019, she turned personal promises into a wild, weird, and wonderful trip...
In 2017, the independent Thanks for the Chapstick EP fueled early buzz with cuts like “In My Mind.” However, everything changed with her 2018 single “One Job.” Not only did it put up 1.2 million Spotify streams and land her an opening spot for H.E.R. (handpickedby the star), but it also caught the attention of Emmy®Award-nominated director, writer, actress, and producer Issa Rae. "The 2019 single “Kind Of Love” pops off with its own kind of magic.Over a nineties-style throwback echoand horn samples, she bobs and weaves between sexy soul swagger, island mystique, and subversive appeal. Everything drips into an irresistible chant.“I was in a really free space,” she admits. “I didn’t have a crush on anybody. I was just wanting to crush on someone though, so I went through everything I wanted him to be like. I’m really expressing what I look for in a lover. Speaking of manifestation again, after we made the song, I got a boyfriend!”In the end, TeaMarrr built all of this with a bigger purpose in mind, which becomes clear on her forthcoming full-length debut and so much more...“I want people to heal themselves with my sound,” she leaves off. “I hope they walk away thinking, ‘TeaMarrr is my new musical pharmacist.’ My catalog will heal whatever mood you’re in. If you’re in a lovey-dovey vibe, put on ‘Kinda Love’. If you’re feeling nostalgic, I’ve got something for that. If you’re angry at your ex and don’t understand why he couldn’t have done the one thing you asked him to, I definitely have a song. Share the medicine. I want to be a sonic doctor and make you smile.”
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