{"id":43049,"date":"2025-07-07T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43049"},"modified":"2025-06-22T20:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T00:55:22","slug":"mystic-tea-party-share-haunting-new-single-the-looking-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43049","title":{"rendered":"Mystic Tea Party share haunting new single \u2018The Looking Glass\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Melbourne-based duo Mystic Tea Party are back with a brand new single,&nbsp;<em>The Looking Glass<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 and it\u2019s every bit as eerie, cinematic, and emotionally rich as their name suggests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lkyBeUCSOuA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Blending alt-pop, trip-hop, and dark electronica, the track feels like stepping into a foggy dream you don\u2019t quite want to leave. It\u2019s moody and immersive, with layers that unfold the more you listen. Written and produced entirely by the band themselves, Mystic Tea Party continue to prove that they\u2019re carving out their own lane \u2014 and doing it on their own terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re a fully independent project, and proud of it. Sebastian, one half of the duo, says the goal has always been to make music that&nbsp;<em>feels<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 deeply, honestly, and without filter. And while they\u2019ve been busy touring across Australia, plans are already in motion to take the show overseas to the UK and Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Looking Glass<\/em>\u00a0is out now and ready to wrap itself around your ears. You can check it out through their official site at <a href=\"http:\/\/mysticteaparty.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">mysticteaparty.com<\/a> or via the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/mysticteaparty.fanlink.tv\/the-looking-glass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">streaming platforms<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Melbourne-based duo Mystic Tea Party are back with a brand new single,&nbsp;The Looking Glass&nbsp;\u2014 and it\u2019s every bit as eerie, cinematic, and emotionally rich as <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43049\" title=\"Mystic Tea Party share haunting new single \u2018The Looking Glass\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Mystic Tea Party share haunting new single \u2018The Looking Glass\u2019 #music #indiemusic #mysticteaparty","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":43050,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4856.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[13,23,28,30,1907],"tags":[12779,12780],"class_list":["post-43049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-mystic-tea-party","tag-the-looking-glass"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4856.jpeg?fit=1827%2C1218&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-bcl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30456,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30456","url_meta":{"origin":43049,"position":0},"title":"Yes We Mystic share single &#8216;Please Bring Me To Safety&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"February 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes We Mystic have shared their new single Please Bring Me To Safety, lifted from their forthcoming LP\u00a0'Ten Seated Figures'\u00a0(out on April 19). 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