Fusing electronic R&B and indie pop into a signature sound, Tender is a London-based musical duo consisting of James Cullen and Dan Cobb.

Tender was initially formed in 2015 as a bedroom project. Their self-released atmospheric songs soon led to an early success, earning them hundreds and thousands of plays on their SoundCloud page. This momentum led to the release of a trio of EPs, beginning in 2015 with Armour EP, and two further releases (EP II, and EP III) the following year.

Tender’s debut album Modern Addiction arrived in 2017, following their signing to independent music label Partisan Records. Their second full length album, Fear of Falling Asleep, was released on January 18, 2019.

The name “TENDER” doesn’t have a true meaning behind it. According to Dan (via Direct Message on Twitter),

We just liked the word. James came up with it before we had even written any music for the project, so it helped guide the tone of the songs somewhat.