Brooklyn resident Mia Riddle has, in Tender, put together a rather lovely ep and at only 13 minutes, all you want is more.
Gently strummed guitars and the odd ambient noise prevail as 'Both Ways' concentrates our inherent desire to have everything as it was and as it will be (but all right now) into a painfully observant two-and-a-half minutes. The wistful acoustics of 'California' continue the trend in the style of Willy Nelson and 'Tender' is basically what it says on the label, whilst the whispered naïvety of 'Caretaker', almost Bjork-like in its setting of music-box lullaby against hushed folk-song, sets out Riddle's MO perfectly: music for the slightly insecure.
Yep, wherever we sit on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, all any of really want is security… and why not. Riddle's ragged and sorrowful songs, paeans to loss and loneliness, are the perfect medication. Forget your favourite sweater, wrap yourself up in this ep instead.
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