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LYRICS / NORTH SEA HOLES:

Born at the window to the North Sea
Rain on the mudflats, they're the bed on which I sleep
I’ve been away for months now, or is it years?; I don’t know
The radio waves are crashing out, arcing down into the undertow

I found a door in the depths of my boat
Its big brass handle was all tarnished and old
I couldn’t open it but it felt so smooth and cold
Like the treasures from the palace of the king of the North Sea Holes

Why did you decide to come with me, oh Marjorie?
I guess you couldn’t live without the mystery of the sea
Your oiled canvas smocks are so becoming of your body
But you flicker like a candle and it disarms me

I caught a fish with the voice of a man
It spoke in languages that I couldn’t understand
Seven leather bound books full of stories from the land
A cracked glass compass in the palm of a broken hand

Fraserburgh seems so far away, my dear, from this perfect coast we’ve found
Christmas at Stavanger harbour, New Year’s Eve at the oyster mound
No one in this world can harm us, if we never touch the ground
But now... you fade away for days, and you never make a sound

~

Words by Martin Lloyd Chitty

Music written and performed by Martin Lloyd Chitty & Adrian Jones

Recording and production by Adrian Jones

North Sea Holes

The Tender Set are a London, UK based alternative-folk band, started as a collaboration between singer/multi-instrumentalist Martin Lloyd Chitty and guitarist Adrian Jones.

Meeting at an evening class at Goldsmiths College in London, Chitty and Jones bonded over a mutual love of artists including Joni Mitchell, Julia Holter, Radiohead, Joanna Newsom, Broadcast, Scott Walker and Fleetwood Mac. They began writing and experimenting together, fusing ambient soundscapes with warm acoustic timbres and thoughtful, literate lyrics.

The Tender Set aim to capture a mood that is at once intimate and expansive, languid and driving, melancholic and euphoric. Jones' imaginative and sensitive electric guitar lines meld with Chitty's gentle baritone to create a haunting and evocative sound.

The band's debut single, North Sea Holes, was released across all major streaming services along with a self-produced video on Friday 10th April 2020.