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Tender New Signs

Tamaryn

Tender New Signs

The San Francisco-based duo with a 2nd album of what is variously described as shoegaze, nu-gaze, dream-gaze or dark-gaze

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6.8

Label
Mexican Summer
UK Release date
15/10/2012
US Release date
16/10/2012
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  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    The duo still manages to sound more genuine, if not more original, than many of its contemporaries
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  2. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Quaint elegance and flowing, reverb heavy guitars
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  3. 8.0 |   Blurt

    All nine of these slow-moving cuts are built on actual melodies, simple enough to stick right away, radiant enough to hang like this album's overtones, well after they are finished
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  4. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    Tender New Signs makes the listener work a little harder within Tamaryn's framework, but it rewards as much, if not more, than the walls of noise threatening to hem them in just a few years ago
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  5. 7.3 |   PlayGround

    It all sounds fabulous, although a bit homogenous, and the influences are as clear as the sound
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  6. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Rollicking rock and thoughtful pop from literate Londoners. Print edition only

  7. 7.0 |   DIY

    Tender New Signs may be an exhausting listen but it is definitely a rewarding one
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  8. 7.0 |   Clash

    Tamaryn manages to choreograph shattered psychedelic fragments to create one perfectly formed kaleidoscope
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  9. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Tamaryn stay in their comfort zone on Tender, while doing their best to make us leave ours
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  10. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    While the name of the album might reflect subtle sentimentality, Tender New Signs is rather an obvious call for attention
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  11. 6.0 |   Q

    US noise-pop duo fixate on the floor like it's 1991. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    It relies far too heavily on influences and not innovativeness
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  13. 6.0 |   NME

    It's cinematic, dramatic, and has vocals so indistinct that Tamaryn could just be coo-ing "turn up the smoke machine" over and over again
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  14. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    There’s very little to differentiate Tender New Signs from The Waves. Both albums are made up from the same well-familiar influences and end up in the same territory
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  15. 6.0 |   The Fly

    Struggles to get beyond the level of an immersive period piece
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