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Genres | indie rock, indie pop, power pop |
Years active | 2011–present |
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Website | tancredmusic |
Tancred is the stage name of former Now, Now guitarist Jess Abbott.
As Tancred, Abbott has released four full-length albums to date. Her first album, titled Capes, was released in 2011 on No Sleep Records. [1] In 2013, Abbott signed to Topshelf Records and released her self-titled second full-length album. [2] In 2016, Abbott signed to Polyvinyl Records and released her third full-length album titled Out of the Garden. [3] [4] [5] On March 27, 2018, she premiered her new single Reviews and announced an album, Nightstand, that was released on June 1, 2018 via Polyvinyl. [6]
Out of the Garden was recorded by OFF!’s Steven McDonald and That Dog.’s Anna Waronker, and was praised by many outlets, including NPR Music, which declared: "Out of the Garden is just phenomenal... this to me feels like a breakthrough." [7] [8]
A video for Tancred's song "Pens" was handpicked for NPR Music's "Songs We Love" series and featured a cameo by Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz. [9]
Tancred has toured with Foxing (band), Julien Baker, Weaves, and Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas; they also performed at the 2016 Riot Fest. [10]