A lushly produced and rather lovely start to the weekend, and in my case a week of holiday. Produced by Matthew E. White in Wales during Lockdown. From the group of musicians who played in Palma Violets, Gently Tender's debut has indie roots, I heard Waterboys, The Verve, the Antipodean swirly feel of bands like The Triffids or the Chills and the vocalist veers into Ian Curtis territory on occasion.
From here they move into anthemic mode. It's a really interesting, yearning and soulful record evocative of broad mountains and open spaces. Feels like one to get to know and love. The theme of the album seems to be a quest for home. Its a record that marks out a space for itself highly successfully. By the end of the record I confess, I'd been swept away.
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