Member Since: 6/19/2006
Band Members: Darren Moon: vocals, guitar
Joel Gibson: drums, vocals
Marc Beatty: bass, vocals
Gavin Moon: guitar, vocals
Influences: A Silver Mt. Zion, Accelera Deck, Aesop Rock, The Aislers Set, Alex Chilton, AmAnSet, Animal Collective, Ant, Aphex Twin, Arcade Fire, Architecture In Helsinki, Ariel Pink, Armando Ianucci, Art Blakey, The Association, The Auteurs, Beach Boys, Beachwood Sparks, The Beatles, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Big Star, Bill Fay, Bill Hicks, Bill Murray, Billie Holiday, Billy Bragg, Boards Of Canada, Bob Dylan, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Boom Bip, The Box Tops, Brass Eye, Brian Wilson, Broadcast, Caetano Veloso, Carole King, Cex, The Chap, Chet Baker, Chico Buarque, Chris Morris, Chris TT, Clouddead, Cole Porter, Colin Blunstone, Cornelius, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Curt Boettcher, Daniel Corbett, David Bowie, David Byrne, The Day Today, Delia Derbyshire, Derek Bailey, Dr Dog, ee cummings, Eels, Elliott Smith, Empress, Envelopes, Epic Soundtracks, Erik Satie, Eugenius, Evan Dando, Field Music, Flake Music, Flaming Lips, Flying Burrito Brothers, Folk Implosion, Four Tet, Free Design, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gal Costa, Galaxie 500, Gastr Del Sol, George Gershwin, Gilberto Gil, Gonzales, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Gram Parsons, Grandaddy, Haruki Murakami, Hefner, High Llamas, Hoagie Carmichael, Hood, Ira Gershwin, Jack Nitzsche, Jim O'Rourke, John Candy, Jonathan Richman, Jorge Ben, Kevin Ayers, The Keys, Kid 606, The Kinks, Klaus Kinski, Kurt Vonnegut, Lambchop, Larry David, Lauryn Hill, Lee Hazlewood, The Left Banke, Lemonheads, Leonard Cohen, Loose Fur, Lorenz Hart, The Magnetic Fields, The Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, Michel Houellebecq, Minnie Ripperton, Modern Lovers, Monster Bobby, Neil Young, Nick Drake, Nico, Nina Simone, Os Mutantes, Paul Auster, Pavement, Prince, Randy Newman, Raymond Carver, RD Laing, Red Krayola, Remote Viewer, Richard Rodgers, Rita Lee, Roald Dahl, Rogerio Duprat, The 6ths, Samuel Beckett, Sebastien Tellier, The Shins, Silver Jews, Sisterhood Of Convoluted Thinkers, Smokey Robinson, Smudge, Sneeze, Stereolab, Talking Heads, Third Eye Foundation, Todd Solondz, Tony Benn, Van Dyke Parks, The Velvelettes, Velvet Underground, Werner Herzog, Wilco, William Carlos Williams, Woody Allen, XTC, Yo La Tengo, The Zombies.
Sounds Like: "...the Tenderfoot's music is accomplished and sprawling: at moments post rock lullabies (Still Holding My Stomach In), at others indie waltz (Like A Leaf). Its restless in its genre meshing and through this manages to give the band a distinct and unique sound." - Do Something Pretty"...as fragile as a baby rabbits ribcage...like [Jonathan] Richman himself dribbling into Jason Spacemans cup of sugary tea." - NME"...it all sounds so, so sweet. Could this be the hangover cure that man has been waiting for?" - Playlouder"...a debut thats both beautiful and charming in equal measures, something thats becoming increasingly scarce in the 80s obsessed Uk music scene, for this they should be cherished and applauded." - Gigwise"The Tenderfoot marry the quirkiness of The Modern Lovers to a smidgeon of Spoke-era Calexico, and let it blossom with off-kilter melodies that recall Teenage Fanclub." - The Independent
Record Label: We are very friendly with the lovely Drift clan
Type of Label: Indie