Ahead of her next album Regarding My Heart (September 27), Tuelo shares an urgent message on “Bitter Weeping.” Tuelo splits her time between New York City and Dublin, and the South African-born artist embraces that movement in this powerful song. Tuelo’s voice carries the show here, with a performance as passionate and moving as the song in “Bitter Weeping.
In “Bitter Weeping,” Tuelo embodies the grief loved ones experience when someone ends their life.
“It feels like a dark topic, but it’s not,” says Tuelo. “Many people have pondered self harm; many are in one way or another harming, self-sabotaging, and holding on by the thinnest threat. Very often when I find the peace of mind to write I know that I’ve jumped a hurdle. Simple truth is that ‘Bitter Weeping’ was a diary entry to myself and made with my typical heavy, solid, and consistent strum.”
The accompanying video is a tribute to New York City–the buzz, chaos and beauty. With the city as its backdrop, Tuelo says despite its busyness, it’s easy to still feel lonely, and encourages New Yorkers to find their peace. Tuelo adds, “It’s a New York song; it’s a New York video. I’m just happy to include the city as a backdrop to the video. We live in such an exciting city that has millions of people, but it can often be lonely. This video made me want to remind people to make peace with themselves. The world is a mess already and I need for everyone to hold on tight and more than anything, be at peace. You can only make peace with others when you make peace with yourself.”
Regarding My Heart will be out September 27th. You can pre-order it now.
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