TENDERNESS ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM TRUE, SHARES NEW SINGLE “WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS 1919”
Tenderness – the solo project of Katy Beth Young (Peggy Sue, Deep Throat Choir) – has announced her debut album True, out March 13 via Amorphous Sounds. Alongside the news, she’s shared the new single “We’ll Always Have Paris 1919.”
Following her debut EP earlier this year, “We’ll Always Have Paris 1919” blends country-tinged storytelling with sharp, tender lyricism. Inspired by an ex-boyfriend’s engagement photo, it pairs spare, Mitski-esque guitars with layered harmonies from Deep Throat Choir.
“‘We’ll Always Have Paris 1919’ is a dedication to my favourite love bomber. It’s part romance, part clear-eyed realism – that mix of affection, spite, and catharsis that comes with distance from heartbreak.”
Born out of the turbulence of the pandemic, a cancelled tour, a breakup, and the loss of her father, Tenderness emerged from Young’s north London flat during lockdown. “I was having a hard time, but it was strangely beautiful,” she says. “Grief made everything feel raw but also gentle – you feel things deeply but you’re soft with people.”
In August 2020, during a brief pandemic lull, Young visited producer Euan Hinshelwood (Younghusband, Cate Le Bon) at his Greenwich studio. Over two days, they recorded eight demos “like a day trip to the land of music.” Those early sessions would evolve, slowly and quietly, into True.
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