Tender Forever- "Only the Sounds You Made" (YouTube stream)
No Snare, the forthcoming album by Tender Forever, resembles a misguided collection of Joy Division covers intended for children. In other words, it's wonderful. Naive pop darkened by ominous shadows, the June 8 release is perfectly suited for the K Records aesthetic. It's French native Melanie Valera's third effort for the label. Her broken lo-fi bedroom pop is both intimate and anthemic. An eight-component song stem of "Only the Sounds You Made" and details about a remix contest are available here.
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(Original image by There Stands the Glass.)
2 comments:
Don't you think "Only the Sounds You Made" would have been better if done by a traditional pop rock band set up? Songs like that always make me wonder. I guess it is my old school rock bias but I am always feeling like there should be a guitar somewhere, or a real drum kit driving this thing to really make it go. I mean, I get it. Its not who they are and I do appreciate them trying to go for a different sound but it sounds like it could be a better song if not draped in all the electronica. Anyway, I am glad you shared it.
Chris
I know what you mean, Chris, but in this case I think the artist is being true to herself. I get the impression that she's achieved precisely sound she wanted. It's a credit to her talent as a songwriter that you long to hear her work in a different context.
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