Tess Parks is set to release her third album Pomegranate on October 25th via one of our fave labels Fuzz Club. The record is the follow-up to her 2022 LP And Those Who Were Seen Dancing. Along with the news, London-based Parks has also unveiled a new single and video called ‘Koalas’.

Directed by Benjamin Wearing, the dreamy black and white video shows the interactions between Tess Parks and a lover including the good times, as well as the turbulent moments. The visuals match the overall tone of the music, which is airy and moody.

Regarding the track, Tess Parks mentioned:

“In November 2020, Ruari was in London and I was in Toronto and he sent me the music for ‘Koalas’. At this point, we hadn’t seen each other in over a year. It would be another year before we saw each other again. I was suffering from severe PTSD at this point in my life, and to be honest, I couldn’t bring myself to listen to the song properly until early February. When I finally did – it was one of those moments when you hear a song and you know it’s going to be one of your favourite, most cherished songs for your whole life. It’s the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard.

Ruari sending me this song instigated the making of this album – a daily back and forth correspondence where he would send me music and I would sing some words over it and then he would sing other ideas back to me. It was a true lifeline at what felt like the end of the world. I don’t know who I would be without these songs, this song particularly, and waking up everyday looking forward to what he was going to send me next.”