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Tender Forever
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Tender Forever

Genre: Alt / Indie, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Origin: U.S.A
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Biography

After performing with a girl group cover band in Bordeaux, France, Melanie Valera moved to Portland, OR, and formed Tender Forever in 2005. Her first album, Soft and the Hardcore, arrived later that year on K Records and centered on tender, deeply personal material addressing identity, relationships, and taking off your shirt, with Valera supporting herself through basic acoustic guitar and laptop melodies. Listeners noted parallels with Mirah and Anna Oxygen. Dub Narcotic hosted the recording sessions, where Calvin Johnson and Khaela Maricich (aka the Blow) lent assistance; Tender Forever subsequently toured the U.S. alongside Johnson. Wider, released in 2007, found Valera pursuing a brighter synth pop style reminiscent of labelmates the Blow, though No Snare in 2010 revealed a darker, more refined direction.

Top Songs

  1. WiderI'm So TiredWider · 2007Wider1:34
  2. WiderTiny Heart and Clever HandWider · 2007Wider5:25
  3. WiderDoves Vs. PigeonsWider · 2007Wider2:54
  4. WiderIn The BackyardWider · 2007Wider3:16
  5. WiderHow ManyWider · 2007Wider2:14
  6. WiderNo One WIll Tell No One For SureWider · 2007Wider3:27
  7. WiderNicer If They TriedWider · 2007Wider2:56
  8. WiderFolded PapersWider · 2007Wider2:36
  9. WiderWell I Can Take ItWider · 2007Wider1:58
  10. WiderHeartbroken ForeverWider · 2007Wider3:48
  11. No SnareGot To Let GoNo Snare · 2010No Snare3:55
  12. WiderWider TooWider · 2007Wider3:10
  13. WiderSo We Could DealWider · 2007Wider1:52
  14. Where Are We FromYou Have the WoodsWhere Are We From · 2011Where Are We From3:22
  15. Where Are We FromRunawayWhere Are We From · 2011Where Are We From3:21
  16. Where Are We FromYou Get Into My FaceWhere Are We From · 2011Where Are We From0:37
  17. Where Are We FromWrestleWhere Are We From · 2011Where Are We From2:42
  18. Where Are We FromBlueWhere Are We From · 2011Where Are We From4:19
  19. Where Are We FromThe Road Was UnkindWhere Are We From · 2011Where Are We From3:19
  20. Where Are We FromWhere Are We FromWhere Are We From · 2011Where Are We From3:43

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