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词条 Here's the Tender Coming
释义

  1. Songs

  2. Reception

  3. Track listing

  4. Personnel

     The Unthanks  Additional musicians 

  5. Production and design

  6. Notes

  7. References

  8. External links

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| rev4 = UNCUT
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| rev5 = AllMusic
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}}Here's the Tender Coming, the third album by English folk group the Unthanks, and the first under The Unthanks moniker, was released in the United Kingdom on 14 September 2009[5] and in North America on 23 March 2010.[6] It was Folk Album of the Year for Mojo and received four-starred reviews from The Observer and The Guardian.[2][3] 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".[12]

Songs

The press-gang song "Here's the Tender Coming" (number 3174 in the Roud Folk Song Index) has been recorded by many other well-known folk artists, including Frankie Armstrong and Dave Burland.[7]

"Lucky Gilchrist", the only original song on the album, was also released on 30 November 2009 as a single. Written by Adrian McNally, it tells the story of Gary Gilchrist, who Rachel Unthank knew when she was studying history at Glasgow University and who has since died.[8][9] The song includes references to composer Steve Reich and Queen's lead vocalist Freddie Mercury,[10] and its musical arrangement has been described as reminiscent of multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens.[11][12]

Reception

Sid Smith of BBC Music described Here's the Tender Coming as an "astonishing record", "beautiful”, “haunting” and “beguiling".[13] In a four-starred review for The Observer, 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... Tracks build slowly and mysteriously, but all are in service of the song. Their arrangement of the title track − a traditional song about the emotional devastation wrought by press gangs − brilliantly encapsulates the story's fraught desperation. Their version of Nobody Knew She Was There, one of Ewan MacColl's lesser-known songs about his mother, painstakingly paints a similarly dramatic backdrop with more atmospheric brass, and they put their own stamp on the Nic Jones classic, Annachie Gordon."[14] Robin Denselow, in a four-starred review for The Guardian, called it "haunting, original and magnificent".[15] Neil Spencer, for UNCUT, said: "It’s an often exquisite mixture of light and dark, instinct and artistry, that honours both the power of old songs and the stoicism of the lives that shaped them. Rarely has the deep past sounded so stirring, or so modern."[16] The Italian website Ondarock said that by including songs such as "Where've Yer Bin Dick?", "Lucky Gilchrist", "Betsy Bell" and "Because He Was A Bonny Lad" on the album, the Unthanks had "add[ed] panache and verve, following the tradition of the music hall".[17] Gavin Leech, for MusicVice.com, described the album as "a pleasant ride through misery" and praised its "sheer precision", claiming that tracks such as "Annachie Gordon" and "Living By The Water" are "the most polished folk you’re ever likely to hear".[18] Luke Winkie, for DOA (Delusions of Adequacy), said: "Here’s The Tender Coming is incredibly methodical – everything moves at a very deliberate, very planned pace... The album feels very crafted because of it, organized as a true listening experience rather than a collection of songs".[19]

Track listing

  1. "Because He Was a Bonny Lad" (Traditional: Roud 22834) (2:36)
  2. "Sad February" (Graeme Miles) (4:36)
  3. "Annachie Gordon" (Traditional: Child 239, Roud 102) (8:15)
  4. "Lucky Gilchrist" (Adrian McNally) (4:52)
  5. "The Testimony of Patience Kershaw" (Frank Higgins/The Unthanks) (4:05)
  6. "Living by the Water" (Anne Briggs) (6:08)
  7. "Where've Yer Bin Dick?" (Traditional) (0:47)
  8. "Nobody Knew She Was There" (Ewan MacColl) (5:53)
  9. "Flowers of the Town" (Anonymous) (3:06)
  10. "Not Much Luck in Our House" (Traditional) (0:48)
  11. "At First She Starts" (Lal Waterson/Oliver Knight) (3:38)
  12. "Here's the Tender Coming" (Roud 3174) (Traditional) (5:28)

Hidden track: "Betsy Bell" (Traditional, arranged by the Unthanks: Roud 5211 ) (4:14)

Album length = 55:02

Personnel

The Unthanks

  • Rachel Unthank – voice, cello, ukulele, clogs
  • Becky Unthank – voice, feet,[20] autoharp
  • Niopha Keegan – violin, voice, accordion, mandolin
  • Adrian McNally – piano, dampened piano, plucked piano, drums, marimba, chime bars, autoharp, Wu-Han tam tam, Chinese temple gongs, tubular bells, backing voice
  • Chris Price – guitar, bass, ukulele, dulcitone, marimba, backing voice

Additional musicians

  • Jo Silverston  – solo cello
  • Rosie Biss  – quartet cello
  • Mike Gerrard  – viola
  • Andre Swanepoel  – violin
  • Iona Brown  – violin
  • Jenny Chang  – violin
  • Dan Rogers  – bowed double bass
  • Graham Hardy  – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Simon Tarrant  – trumpet
  • Chris Hibberd  – trombone
  • Adam Sinclair  – drums, cymbals, shaky egg
  • Julian Sutton – melodeon
  • Neil Harland – double bass
  • Shelley Thomson – backing voice
  • Jane Pollinger – backing voice

Production and design

Adam Sinclair was the recording engineer for the album, which was recorded between April and June 2009 at Blast Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne. It was mixed at City Road Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne in June 2009 by the album's producer, Adrian McNally; Darren Hall was the engineer. It was mastered at Skye Mastering on the Isle of Skye by Denis Blackham and Adrian McNally.[21]

The album cover was designed by Helen Thomas and Steven Wainwright, using photographs by Alex Telfer.[21]

Notes

1. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.northernskymag.com/reviews/cd-reviews/unthanks-heres-tender-coming-emi | title=The Unthanks – Here's the Tender Coming (EMI) | work=Northern Sky magazine | date=2009 | accessdate=26 January 2016 | author=Allan Wilkinson}}
2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/heres-the-tender-coming-mw0000832622 | title=The Unthanks: Here's the Tender Coming | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=23 May 2015 | author=Chris Nickson}}
3. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/123904-the-unthanks-heres-the-tender-coming/ | title=The Unthanks: Here’s the Tender Coming | work=PopMatters | date=27 May 2010 | accessdate=26 January 2016 | author=Steve Horowitz}}
4. ^{{cite news | url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=en6jizvGCTgC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=here%27s+the+tender+coming&source=bl&ots=o4XhSOqTKF&sig=VOxJ0Unafjk-O0S46fhAUbNbKOY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi49a7U-sfKAhWJ8CYKHS-JArk4PBDoAQg6MAU#v=onepage&q=here%27s%20the%20tender%20coming&f=false | title=Sisters' haunting voices tell brutal, brooding tales) | work=Spin | date=April 2010 | accessdate=26 January 2016 | author=Amanda Petrusich | pages=92}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/tyne/low/people_and_places/music/newsid_8238000/8238673.stm|title=BBC Introducing: New name and sound for The Unthanks|author=Steve Drayton |publisher=BBC Local/Tyne, BBC website|date= 4 September 2011|accessdate = 25 May 2011}}
6. ^{{cite news | url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rOA5W_BoYGIC&pg=RA4-PA14&lpg=RA4-PA14&dq=Rough+Trade+Records+last+unthanks&source=bl&ots=r0J22RlV06&sig=2EceRSDQyP27cD2JwS8r6M8Msdk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCAQ6AEwADgKahUKEwiVjv6HlvHHAhXBQBQKHZDaCPs#v=onepage&q=Rough%20Trade%20Records%20last%20unthanks&f=false | title=Strum and Drang | work=Billboard | date=1 May 2010 | accessdate=12 September 2015 | author=Craig McLean | pages=14}}
7. ^{{cite web | url=https://mainlynorfolk.info/frankie.armstrong/songs/heresthetendercoming.html | title=Here's the Tender Coming | work=Mainly Norfolk: English Folk and Other Good Music | date=21 November 2015 | accessdate=30 January 2016 | author=Reinhard Zierke}}
8. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/interview-the-unthanks-folk-band-1-471764 | title=Interview: The Unthanks, folk band | work=The Scotsman | date=27 October 2009 | accessdate=26 January 2016 | author=Aidan Smith}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/30b65fd2-8de2-11de-93df-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1NRkSu0Eu|title=Rachel and Becky Unthank's new band|author=David Honigmann |work=Financial Times |date= 21 August 2009|accessdate = 26 January 2016}}
10. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/29/the-unthanks-review | title=The Unthanks – review | work=The Guardian | date=29 March 2011 | accessdate=26 January 2016 | author=Dave Simpson}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/100495-unthanks-heres-the-tender-coming-2010/ |title=The Unthanks: Here's the Tender Coming |work=The Boston Phoenix |date=14 April 2010 |accessdate=26 January 2016 |author=Zeth Lundy |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214004123/http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/100495-unthanks-heres-the-tender-coming-2010/ |archivedate=14 February 2016 |df=dmy-all }}
12. ^{{cite news | url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/the-unthanks-heres-the-tender-coming/812473 | title=The Unthanks – Here’s The Tender Coming | work=FasterLouder | date=1 July 2010 | accessdate=26 January 2016 | author=Chris Familton | location=Sydney}}
13. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fb9p|title= Here’s the Tender Coming raises the group’s standard higher still|author= Sid Smith |work= BBC Music, BBC website |date= 2 October 2009 |accessdate= 28 April 2011}}
14. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/sep/06/unthanks-here-s-the-tender-coming|title= The Unthanks: Here’s the Tender Coming|author= Colin Irwin |work= The Observer |date= 6 September 2009 |accessdate= 25 May 2015|authorlink= Colin Irwin (journalist)}}
15. ^1 2 {{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/sep/11/the-unthanks-heres-the-tender-coming-review | title=The Unthanks: Here's the Tender Coming | work=The Guardian | date=11 September 2009 | accessdate=25 May 2015 | author=Robin Denselow}}
16. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/the-unthanks-heres-the-tender-coming|title=Uncut Album Review: The Unthanks – Here’s The Tender Coming|author=Neil Spencer|work= UNCUT|date= 9 September 2009|accessdate=21 April 2015}}
17. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.ondarock.it/recensioni/2009_unthanks.htm | title=Unthanks: Here's The Tender Coming | work=Ondarock | date=29 December 2009 | accessdate=26 January 2016 | author=Gianfranco Marmoro | location=Salerno, Italy}}
18. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.musicvice.com/reviews/albums/the-unthanks-heres-the-tender-coming-280210 | title=Album Review: The Unthanks – Here’s the Tender Coming | publisher=MusicVice.com | work=Reviews | date=28 February 2010 | accessdate=30 October 2015 | author=Gavin Leech}}
19. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.adequacy.net/2010/03/the-unthanks-heres-the-tender-coming/ | title=The Unthanks – Here’s The Tender Coming | work=DOA (Delusions of Adequacy) | date=30 March 2010 | accessdate=26 January 2016 | author=Luke Winkie}}
20. ^Clog dancing – and the sound that the feet make when they do it – is integral to the Unthanks' stage act and to the recording of some of their songs. They list "feet", alongside vocals and instruments, in the album's sleeve notes.
21. ^1 2 Album sleeve notes

References

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External links

  • The Unthanks: official website
  • Lyrics to the song "Here's the Tender Coming"
  • [https://teessidepsychogeography.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/sad-february/ Lyrics to the song "Sad February"]
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