Erode is the name of a new single from electronica duo Tender. The band are planning an album release this summer and Erode is a foretaste of what's to come. The song in itself is, at least on the surface, a genuine pop track. Though it's still hard to argue that Tender goes for something mainstream. Their chill vibe and minimalistic yet spacious production holds a series of interesting arrangements and really cool sounds. The idea of making chill electronic music and then package it in a contemporary pop format feels like something that is really happening right now and gives Tender an edge in todays music scene.
Lyrically Erode paints a (at least in my opinion) kind of wry relation. Like the title of the song the descibed relation tells of a twosome that forces one part to slowly erode, to become something else, or more dramatic, to become nothing. It's something beautiful about a sacrificial love but when taken for granted or abused it holds a forceful backlash. Tender makes a magnificent job creating a perfect emotional soundtrack for such an implosion.
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