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"Here's the Tender" is an album by English folk group The Unthanks, and the first with their new lineup and new name, the two sisters being joined by Niopha Keegan – violin, Adrian McNally – piano and Chris Price – guitar, it was released on 14 September 2009. It was Folk Album of the Year for The Guardian and also for MOJO magazine. In the sleeve notes for the album, Rachel Unthank said that although the Tender in the album's title track refers to the boat that is on its way to press men to sea, "the title of this song seemed to encapsulate for us the feeling of our new album, which is perhaps calmer and a little warmer in contrast to the stark bleakness of The Bairns".
Sid Smith, of BBC Music, described it as an "astonishing record", "beautiful”, “haunting”, and “beguiling". For The Guardian, Colin Irwin said: "This album may not be quite as bleak as The Bairns, and the sound is more sophisticated, but they still sound like nobody else...
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