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, 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
"...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
"...as fragile as a baby rabbits ribcage...like [Jonathan] Richman himself dribbling into Jason Spacemans cup of sugary tea." - NME
"...it all sounds so, so sweet. Could this be the hangover cure that man has been waiting for?" - Playlouder
"...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
"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
The Tenderfoot are recently departed from the now defunct 5:15 records and 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 will only ever play one gig a year. This annual outing will 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. 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.
hey dudes, any chance i could be in your top friends list? Ive spread the word about you for years and years!!!!!! Im very cheeky i know but you dont get anywhere in life being anything but.....
you made the greatest album i own!! every solid song, every rare drumbeat is pure quality!! Even my fiance loves'you stop lettin me hold you in the night' and she listens to michelle mcmanus!!x
loving the new sounds guys... i'm still playing ur old album to death...
how's 2008 treating u all? looking forward to the new stuff peeps... what i heard so far is amazing, and i truly mean that from the bottom and my fart... kiddin!
no seriously lovin it all buderinos! keep up the bloomin smiles and we must catch up soon... i miss u all.
Treat yourselves and each other to the likes of Red Snapper, Aphex Twin, Curser Minor, Rothko, Squarepusher, Luke Vibert and Susumu Yokota. You can listen to these entire albums at Lo Recordings
Hey Darren! I dunt know if you've seen them but I have some ace videos and pictures of your New Year! If you take a sneaky peaky at my youtube page, 4 vids are there and I have made you a nice CD with 10 vids and pics for you next time i see you or can send it to you. Hope you are having a lovely time! Alicexx
JANUARY (opening for British Sea Power) 28: Academy, Oxford 29: Komedia, Brighton 31: Koko, London
FEBRUARY 4: Slaughtered Lamb, London 6: Moles, Bath 7: Social, Nottingham 8: Brel Bar, Glasgow 10: Faversham, Leeds 11: Slaughtered Lamb, London 12: Ruby Lounge, Manchester 13: Fibbers, York 18: Slaughtered Lamb, London
Hope this new year is finding you well. I wanted to let you know that i'm playing this Sunday in Brighton at Joogleberry's.....and if you are not playing yourself...would love to see you at the show?!?
Anyway, hope to see you soon!
Kevin
'DOJO!' Tommy Flynns this sun dec 16th,8.00pm Camden high st,Dr Razzu, The Victorians and (pos) The Rapscallions, also other acts all FREE!!!Its gonna fizz like a satchel!
My favourite of your songs is "you stopped letting me hold you in the night", I often sing it when I've had a sherbert or two, and so now all my friends like it too! (not that I am a good singer, I am not, so the song out-distances the singer by far!)
SoundSurface says thank you very much! Nice Sound - really brilliant Music!! Be creative and rock the Future!!! All the Best for you!! Hear ya! Greetz from Germany :-)
Thanks for playing with us t'other night. You were, quite literally, magic. That medley thing (that contains a bit of music that I believe you refer to as 'Elton John') hints at very exciting things to come. see you soon. xx.
