Stirred, Not Shaken: A Sip of Soul in “Sweet Tea”

RIMENY’s latest single “Sweet Tea” is like a slow, golden-hour exhale, calm, reflective, and surprisingly potent. The alt-pop moniker of Zak Engel, RIMENY steps out from behind the film score desk and into the soft spotlight of vulnerable songwriting, delivering a track that’s steeped in emotional subtlety and sonic elegance.

From the first few notes, “Sweet Tea” draws you into its hazy world with quiet confidence. There’s a sense of hush here, not emptiness, but intentional restraint. The production is clean and delicate, giving each instrument room to breathe. A mellow beat keeps time while gentle synths swirl around feather-light vocals, which feel almost like an inner monologue you’ve accidentally tuned into.

What makes “Sweet Tea” linger is its emotional honesty. You can feel the years of those lyrics living quietly in the background before finally finding their rightful place. It’s not a showstopper, and that’s the point, it’s a late-evening kitchen light flicked on, a small ritual at the end of a long day, a cup shared in silence. It’s intimacy in high definition.

This track doesn’t shout for your attention, it earns it by being real. With “Sweet Tea,” RIMENY reminds us that some of the most meaningful songs don’t need to be loud, they just need to be true.