The Tenderfoot

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People Are The Problem

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Released: Jul 25, 2007

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People Are The Problem
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Dance Every Step
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If You've Nothing Nice To Say
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Running Rings
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Another Spring
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General Info

Genre: Concrete / Healing & EasyListening / Melodramatic Popular Song
Location Brighton, UK, UK
Profile Views: 59303
Last Login: 3/24/2012
Member Since 6/19/2006
Record Label We are very friendly with the lovely Drift clan
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
..The Tenderfoot have had a quiet time since their debut album was released with a whimper, not a bang, in June '05. They disappeared after a glorious set at 2005 Truckfest in Oxfordshire and have returned to the stage only briefly since; in May '06 at the request of longtime friends and comrades British Sea Power. On that occassion, with the exception of Still Holding My Stomach In, the band treated the assembled audience to an entirely new set of material. Henceforth the band decided to only ever play one gig a year. This annual outing would play host to the brief lives of new songs. .. ..For now then, we would advise that you marvel at Marc's bottom-end in the mightily bonkers Brakes and seek out Joel, the human metronome, drumming as he does for Brighton's premier power-popsters Actress Hands, and lopsided guitar duo -A+M. Rusty departed the ranks shortly after Truckfest '05 to jump through some particularly inviting academic hoops. He is doing exceptionally well and is still a much loved drinking companion. Durrant and Gale Fingers continue to circle an ever growing platter of new material like a pair of indecisive vultures: Where to start? There will, sometime, be a new Tenderfoot record. Fact. Tentative steps are being taken. .. ..We shan't make the same mistakes again. We look forward to making new ones...
Members
Darren Moon: vocals, guitar ..Joel Gibson: drums, vocals ..Marc Beatty: bass, vocals ..Gavin Moon: guitar, vocals
Influences
A Silver Mt. Zion, Accelera Deck, Aesop Rock, The Aislers Set, Alex Chilton, AmAnSet, Animal Collective, Ant, Aphex Twin, Arcade Fire, Architecture In Helsinki, Ariel Pink, Armando Ianucci, Art Blakey, The Association, The Auteurs, Beach Boys, Beachwood Sparks, The Beatles, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Big Star, Bill Fay, Bill Hicks, Bill Murray, Billie Holiday, Billy Bragg, Boards Of Canada, Bob Dylan, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Boom Bip, The Box Tops, Brass Eye, Brian Wilson, Broadcast, Caetano Veloso, Carole King, Cex, The Chap, Chet Baker, Chico Buarque, Chris Morris, Chris TT, Clouddead, Cole Porter, Colin Blunstone, Cornelius, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Curt Boettcher, Daniel Corbett, David Bowie, David Byrne, The Day Today, Delia Derbyshire, Derek Bailey, Dr Dog, ee cummings, Eels, Elliott Smith, Empress, Envelopes, Epic Soundtracks, Erik Satie, Eugenius, Evan Dando, Field Music, Flake Music, Flaming Lips, Flying Burrito Brothers, Folk Implosion, Four Tet, Free Design, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gal Costa, Galaxie 500, Gastr Del Sol, George Gershwin, Gilberto Gil, Gonzales, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Gram Parsons, Grandaddy, Haruki Murakami, Hefner, High Llamas, Hoagie Carmichael, Hood, Ira Gershwin, Jack Nitzsche, Jim O'Rourke, John Candy, Jonathan Richman, Jorge Ben, Kevin Ayers, The Keys, Kid 606, The Kinks, Klaus Kinski, Kurt Vonnegut, Lambchop, Larry David, Lauryn Hill, Lee Hazlewood, The Left Banke, Lemonheads, Leonard Cohen, Loose Fur, Lorenz Hart, The Magnetic Fields, The Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, Michel Houellebecq, Minnie Ripperton, Modern Lovers, Monster Bobby, Neil Young, Nick Drake, Nico, Nina Simone, Os Mutantes, Paul Auster, Pavement, Prince, Randy Newman, Raymond Carver, RD Laing, Red Krayola, Remote Viewer, Richard Rodgers, Rita Lee, Roald Dahl, Rogerio Duprat, The 6ths, Samuel Beckett, Sebastien Tellier, The Shins, Silver Jews, Sisterhood Of Convoluted Thinkers, Smokey Robinson, Smudge, Sneeze, Stereolab, Talking Heads, Third Eye Foundation, Thomas Pynchon, Todd Solondz, Tony Benn, Van Dyke Parks, The Velvelettes, Velvet Underground, Werner Herzog, Wilco, William Carlos Williams, Woody Allen, XTC, Yo La Tengo, The Zombies.
Sounds Like
.."...a complete Boo-Radleys-at-their-weirdest rip-off" - ..The Line of Best Fit.... .."...as fragile as a baby rabbits ribcage...like [Jonathan] Richman himself dribbling into Jason Spacemans cup of sugary tea." - ..NME.... .."The Tenderfoot marry the quirkiness of The Modern Lovers to a smidgeon of Spoke-era Calexico, and let it blossom with off-kilter melodies that recall Teenage Fanclub." - ..The Independent.... .."...it all sounds so, so sweet. Could this be the hangover cure that man has been waiting for?" - ..Playlouder.... .."Gruff Rhys backed by robot versions of the Beach Boys" - ..CultureDeluxe.com.... .."...the Tenderfoot's music is accomplished and sprawling: at moments post rock lullabies (Still Holding My Stomach In), at others indie waltz (Like A Leaf). Its restless in its genre meshing and through this manages to give the band a distinct and unique sound." - ..Do Something Pretty.... .."...a debut thats both beautiful and charming in equal measures, something thats becoming increasingly scarce in the 80s obsessed Uk music scene, for this they should be cherished and applauded." - ..Gigwise....