Tender (band)

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TENDER
Origin London, England
Genres Electronic, electropop, indie
Years active2015–present
LabelsPartisan Records
Members
  • James Cullen
  • Dan Cobb
Website https://www.tenderofficial.com/

Tender (styled as TENDER) is a British electronic duo formed in London, England, in 2015. Having started from home and self releasing a couple of EPs, they signed to Partisan Records in 2016, and released their debut album, Modern Addiction, in September 2017. [1] [2] [3] Their music has been featured in a number of television shows and movies, most notably the Netflix film To All the Boys I've Loved Before [4] and television shows How To Get Away With Murder [5] and Never Have I Ever .

Contents

The duo released their second studio album, Fear of Falling Asleep, on 18 January 2019. [6]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum DetailsNotes
Modern Addiction
  • Released 1 September 2017
  • Label: Partisan Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Illuminate"3:11
2."Nadir"4:02
3."Hypnotised"3:35
4."Crawl"3:29
5."Erode"4:10
6."Silence"3:53
7."Machine"2:50
8."Sickness"3:36
9."Vow"3:24
10."Blame"4:19
11."Powder"3:07
12."Trouble"4:39
Fear of Falling Asleep
  • Released 18 January 2019
  • Label: Partisan Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Handmade Ego"5:10
2."Bottled Up"4:47
3."No Devotion"3:27
4."Fear of Falling Asleep"4:11
5."Tar"4:44
6."Can't Show My Face"4:09
7."When They Come For You"3:40
8."Slow Love"4:12
9."Closer Still"4:11
10."Lower"3:59
11."Tainted"4:00
12."More or Less"3:20

Extended plays

TitleAlbum DetailsNotes
Armour EP
  • Released 13 September 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Armour"4:10
2."Melt"3:41
3."Bleed"3:29
4."Legion"3:21
5."Belong"4:13
EP II
  • Released 12 February 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Lost"4:28
2."Cut"3:39
3."Afternoon"3:08
4."Burden"3:21
5."Volatile"4:02
EP III
  • Released 4 November 2016
  • Label: Partisan Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Oracle"3:46
2."Violence"2:41
3."Design"3:04
4."Smoke"3:30
5."Outside"4:10
Side A
  • Released 4 December 2020
No.TitleLength
1."6 in the Morning"4:18
2."Living"3:57
3."Come Down When You’re Ready"4:11
4."Own Up"3:41
5."What You’re Missing"4:28
Side B
  • Released 6 May 2022
No.TitleLength
1."Touch"3:57
2."Long Time Coming"3:18
3."Rein You In"3:40
4."Control"4:03
5."Good For Something"3:55

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