ALBUM IN STORES NOV 1ST 2008..whereas pale imitators might hint at the sick, sad, demented world that theyre writing about, Texas Tea give that world all the vivid quality of Harry Dean Stanton in Paris, Texas, or a sociopath loitering in the background of a David Lynch film.
BEAT MAGAZINE

One of Oz's finest roots releases of the year.
RAVE MAGAZINE
Quite possibly the finest local roots album of the year.
TSUNAMI MAGAZINE
Jacobson and Dougherty's voices entwine like late-night cigarette smoke, somewhere out on the ledge with fellow travellers such as Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits.
THE COURIER MAIL
Plus One Records and Shock Distribution are proud to present the The Junkship Recordings, Texas Teas follow up to the popular and critically acclaimed Take A Sip to be launched in Melbourne this month.
TEXAS TEA March/April and beyond Tour DatesFriday March 27 Sound Lounge Currumbin w/ The Blackwater Fever and Dallas Frasca
Saturday March 28 Joe's At Eumindi w/ The Blackwater Fever and Dallas Frasca
Thursday April 2 Karova Lounge Ballarat w/ The Gin Club
Friday April 3 East Brunswick Club East Brunswick w/ The Gin Club
Saturday April 4 Hopetoun Hotel Surry Hills w/ The Gin Club
Sunday April 5 Brass Monkey Cronulla w/The Gin Club
Wednesday April 8 The Zoo w/ Ben Kweller
Friday April 17 Milano Stage Queen Street Mall 5PM
Saturday April 18 Rocking Horse Records In store w/ The Gin Club
Sunday June 14 Powerhouse Live Spark 3PM
Texas Tea are a two piece alt-country act from Brisbane, Australia.
Texas Tea's debut album, Take A Sip, featured heavily on radio from its release in 2006, including ABC, Triple R, PBS, Triple J, 4ZzZ. In 2006 and 2007 Texas Tea took out the Hot 100 on Brisbanes 4ZzZfm with tracks 'Macy and Me' and 'Whiskey and Wine'. These tracks also featured as finalists in the Q Music Awards and in 2007 APRA Songwriters Award. Tracks from Take A Sip have been used in several film projects including a film by Tropfest Winning Director Steve Baker and more recently in feature film Savages Crossing.
Their second long player 'The Junkship Recordings' is set to cement Texas Teas place in the country and alternative music scene in Australia. The album was recorded over the last year in several late night sessions at Junkship Studios with producer and engineer Jamie Trevaskis. Stand out tracks on the album include; 'Billy' - a rollicky lament of loss, 'Cane Farmer's Song' - a sinister spiritual prayer for rain and 'The Ferry Song' - a tragic story of a relationship slowly drowning.
A typical Texas Tea show will include a curious blend of live instrumentation with a combination of guitars and percussion played by foot. Kate and Ben are dual songwriters for the band. Their sound is lyrically driven and has been described as "uniquely Brisbane".
Texas Tea have been compared to such artists as Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, Mazzy Starr, Carter and Cash, Townes Van Zandt and Leonard Cohen and they have shared the stage with Cold War Kids (USA), Iron and Wine (USA), The Handsome Family (USA), The Mountain Goats (USA), Jeff Lang, The Darling Downs (Kim Salmon and Ron Peno), Art of Fighting, The Devastations and many other fine acts.
Texas Tea have toured all over the East Coast of Australia and also overseas in Germany, Netherlands and France where they have strong support.
The Junkship Recordings is out Nov 1st 2008 through Plus One and Shock Distribution.
"Kate Jacobson is the closest thing Fortitude Valley will get to Gillian Welch" "Brisbanes King and Queen of country" "Stupidly brilliant (really!)"TIME OFF MAGAZINE