TENDERTWIN shares new single "The Runners". Debut EP 'Ship Argo' out July 5th & European tour dates announced.

TENDERTWIN - Shares new single "The Runners" - Debut EP 'Ship Argo' due July 5th

Photo credit: Zeynep Ozkanca Tendertwin, the project of Istanbul-born, London-based Bilge Nur Yilmaz  is set to release her debut EP 'Ship Argo' on July 5th. Mixing a familiar folk sound with an industrial glitch where landscapes are entangled in ambient sounds, wrong-footing melodies and unpredictable arrangements, Tendertwin recently shared single & video "Asking" and has today release the second track from the EP "The Runners". Tendertwin weaves a tapestry of her own invention with “The Runners”: a fleeting grasp at the romanticised essence of past and present. Bringing together samples of Tendertwin’s own newborn niece recorded through a babyphone, a Grandmother synth, a 12-string guitar, and gradually guttural strings to create a bed of sound for her undulating vocals to waltz on — "The Runners" becomes a delicate dance through corridors of memory to find refuge, where the coda comes back to carry you on cadential currents. On the track, Tendertwin said "'Running' is a metaphor I can trust: it’s a symbol of the relentless to-and-fro we do every day, and we all run into each other on the way.  I don’t know how the runners start their day, I don’t know what keeps them up at night — all I know is that glance we share in our resembling outfits as we drift past on a sunny morning is an unspoken ode in solidarity. It seems to me we’re always running towards or running away from something. It’s not painless, but it keeps me going. Can I be curious about this pain? Can I turn it into a game, a dance?” Listen to "The Runners" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T1OAFK0MY0&feature=youtu.be Nurtured transatlantic, Tendertwin is a forager for half-lived stories. Born in Istanbul, Bilge Nur Yilmaz's distinctive voice subtly soaks up Turkey’s rich musical heritage from the lapping tides of the Black Sea and Mediterranean, and filters it through drifting time spent in Philadelphia, Oxford, and London. Speaking about the EP title, Tendertwin said "'Ship Argo' gets its name from the mythological Greek ship which is said to be the first ship to sail the seas. The wood itself imbued the ship with magical powers, such as the ability to speak and produce its own prophecies. This collection of songs is my ship— these songs were vessels that carried me and kept me safe over the past few years when I was always moving." The upcoming EP 'Ship Argo' is a collection of songs that reveal Tendertwin’s introspective musings on themes such as water dementia, unrequited love, and the transient nature of existence and belonging. Each track is imbued with a sense of wanderlust and a longing for connection, mirroring Yilmaz's own nomadic journey through life.      Inspired by the likes of Tim Buckley, Joan Armatrading, Meredith Monk, Mitski, and Debussy — Tendertwin creates celestial folk mixed with ambient noise and alt-rock tones. The album takes inspiration from a variety of disciplines involving the works of William Blake, Michel Foucault, Jean Cocteau, Euripides (Médea), Faith Wilding, and Ingmar Bergman. During the writing process of the EP, Tendertwin moved to three countries, became an aunt, swam in December, read T.S. Eliot, Rainer Maria Rilke, Ovid and cried — a lot. Produced and mixed by Yuri Shibuichi, 'Ship Argo' features a stellar lineup of musicians, including Joe Reynolds on cello, Michael Crean on violin, Oscar Browne on bass and electric guitar, Emily Hubbard on cornet, and Faye Thompson on saxophone. See Tendertwin live: October 17 - Le Mazette | Paris, France October 18 - Party Teuf | Laval, France October 20 - Joker’s | Angers, France Ship Argo EP artwork (by Logan de Raspide Ross): Ship Argo EP tracklist: 1. Always Moving  2. Asking (YouTube) 3. Tidal Insomniac  4. The Runners 5. Even Keel 6. Serenade  Links: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Spotify | Bandcamp