Tender (Lady Maisery album)

Tender
Studio album by
Lady Maisery
Released11 November 2022
GenreFolk
Length50:46
LabelLady Maisery Records

Tender is the fifth studio album by the English folk trio Lady Maisery, released 11 November 2022. It was their first studio album released in six years.

The album comprises original songs written by Lady Maisery, as well as interpretations of works by Björk, Tracy Chapman, and Lal Waterson. The songs include arrangements of electric guitar, percussion, harp, harmonium, banjo, accordion, viola, and organ bearing voices that unite in strength, harmony and message.[citation needed]

Tender is an examination of female experience from many sides.[citation needed]

Tender was recorded in Sheffield in collaboration with producer Adam Pietrykowski. In both sound and song, it is a radically different record to any Lady Maisery had made before.[citation needed]

Reviews

Thomas Blake, writing for Folk Radio UK, indicated that Tender includes Lady Maisery's "strongest collection of songs yet" and that the band "instantly re-established themselves at the forefront of British folk music".[1] Similarly, Get Ready to Rock wrote that, with this album, the band "confirmed their place as one of the most thought provoking, musically harmonious and entertaining bands currently out there".[2]

The Times called Tender "a beguiling blend of ancient and modern",[3] while Get Ready to Rock referred to it as "a thing of musical wonder and beauty".[2] Dai Jeffries from Folking.com said the album is "passionate", "forceful", and "full of powerful messages".[4]

The Observer's Neil Spencer said the album was "well worth the wait" while referring to is as "a thoughtful record whose moments of bleakness are softened by the trio’s lush harmonies".[5]

Illiam Sebitz, writing for the 5 Five Review, highlighted how the album "effortlessly flow[s] between original compositions that draw on a myriad of musical influences", noting that "Lady Maisery is skillful voyagers’ music based on English folk songs but speaks to anyone who takes the time to listen."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."tender"Rowan Rheingans4.46
2."bird i do not know"Hazel Askew3:33
3."echoes"Hannah James4:50
4."3000 miles"Tracy Chapman arr. Lady Maisery6:36
5."hyperballad"Björk arr. Lady Maisery3:29
6."scientist"Hazel Askew4:15
7."rest now"Rowan Rheingans4:42
8."the fall"Hazel Askew5:07
9."child among the weeds"Lal Waterson arr. Lady Maisery2:46
10."noughts and crosses"Hannah James4:54
11."birdsong"Hazel Askew5:48
Total length:50:46

Personnel

with,

  • Adam Pietrykowski, organ
  • Toby Kuhn, additional percussion

Additional credits

  • Produced by Adam Pietrykowski and Lady Maisery
  • Recorded and mixed by Adam Pietrykowski
  • Additional sound engineering by Tom Wright
  • Recorded at Tesla Studios and Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield;
  • Mastered by Minerva Pappi
  • Photography, artwork and design by Somhairle MacDonald

References

  1. ^ Blake, Thomas (15 November 2022). "Lady Maisery - tender". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b jason (13 November 2022). "Album review: LADY MAISERY – Tender". Get Ready to ROCK!. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ^ Davis, Clive (27 January 2024). "Lady Maisery: Tender review — a beguiling blend of ancient and modern". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ^ Jeffries, Dai (9 November 2022). "LADY MAISERY – Tender (own label LMCD05)". Folking.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ Spencer, Neil (12 November 2022). "Lady Maisery: Tender review – a welcome return for the vocal trio". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  6. ^ Sebitz, Illiam (18 November 2022). "Lady Maisery | tender Review". 5 Finger Review. Retrieved 28 January 2024.