WEDNESDAY, 4TH JUNE 2025

Tusekah reclaims her power with bossa nova-infused breakup anthem 'Always'

Tusekah isn’t here to wallow. With her first release of the year, the Auckland-based R&B artist delivers a slow-burn stunner that’s as rhythmically slick as it is emotionally cutting. ‘Always’, out now, sees her stepping out of the fog of heartbreak with a bossa nova bounce, a clear head, and a message that hits close to home: know your worth, and don’t settle for anything less.

“It was written about a time I realised someone I cared about did not care about me,” says Tusekah.

Heavy words — but instead of spiralling, she dances. Produced by fellow local talent Ethan Jupe, Always is a groove-laden, neo-soul track laced with Brazilian textures, a nod to the Latin dancing Tusekah had just picked up while writing it. The beat feels sunny and swaying, but the lyrics cut deep — an emotional sleight-of-hand that turns sadness into self-possession.

“I try to find light in most situations,” she says. “In this one, I learnt that I needed to love myself more than the situation I was in.”

The single comes with a striking visual inspired by sonder — the idea that everyone has a life as rich and complex as your own — adding deeper emotional texture to the already layered track.

Since debuting in 2021, Tusekah’s built a name on soul-soaked honesty and spine-tingling performances. Always feels like a next chapter — one that dances through pain and lands squarely in power.