Listen to "Submarine" by herbal tea Posted 06 Aug 2025
(Photo credit: Sarah Rose Currie)
Herbal tea is the DIY recording project of Bristol, UK singer/songwriter/producer Helena Walker. "Submarine," the second single from herbal tea's debut album Hear as the Mirror Echoes, is now streaming everywhere.
Sonically, the track takes inspiration from the titular submersible,
creating a foggy, underwater feel by drawing on slowcore, ambient music
and lo-fi indie rock. Lyrically, the song lingers on the feeling of
longing for warmth and safety, for somewhere out of view, where the
listener can disappear.
Helena Walker of herbal tea on "Submarine:"
“When I wrote ‘Submarine’, I thought I was poking at old wounds, but now the meaning keeps shifting as time goes by. It touches on the feeling of wanting to disappear into a safe place, in the night, where you feel invisible. It started as a dreamy demo recorded on my laptop and over time grew heavier and louder. It was the only track where we went to the studio to record drums, which was a new experience for me.”
Accompanying the single is a DIY video, shot on camcorder around Nottingham and entirely filmed and edited by Walker and regular collaborator, Henry C Sharpe (multi-instrumentalist and Gold Day Recordings head-honcho).
“Submarine” follows Hear as the Mirror Echoes’ lead single and opening track, “Seventeen.” Stereogum describes “Seventeen” as “full-on Grouper-like ambient pop.” GoldFlakePaint praises the single as “woozy and melancholy” and “wholly captivating.”
Hear as the Mirror Echoes by herbal tea is out August 29 on Orindal (US) & Gold Day (UK).
Pre-order Hear as the Mirror Echoes on vinyl, cassette & digital formats HERE.
