A side songs
| Title | Lyrics | Song Credits | Duration | Plays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| play_circle_filled | I Found The F (clip preview) | 2:21 | 1 | ||
| play_circle_filled | Black Cat (clip preview) | Guitar [Feedback] - Roj Stevens | 3:59 | 1 | |
| play_circle_filled | Tender Buttons (clip preview) | 2:52 | 1 | ||
| play_circle_filled | America's Boy (clip preview) | 3:34 | 1 | ||
| play_circle_filled | Tears In The Typing Pool (clip preview) | 2:12 | 1 | ||
| play_circle_filled | Bit 35 (clip preview) | 1:49 | 1 | ||
| play_circle_filled | Subject To The Ladder (clip preview) | 3:14 | 1 |
B side songs
| Title | Lyrics | Song Credits | Duration | Plays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| play_circle_filled | Corporeal (clip preview) | Guitar [Fuzz ] - Tim Felton | 3:56 | 1 | |
| play_circle_filled | Arc Of A Journey (clip preview) | 5:18 | 1 | ||
| play_circle_filled | Michael A Grammar (clip preview) | 3:57 | 1 | ||
| play_circle_filled | Minus 3 (clip preview) | 0:47 | 1 | ||
| play_circle_filled | Goodbye Girls (clip preview) | 3:09 | 1 | ||
| play_circle_filled | You And Me In Time (clip preview) | 1:25 | 1 | ||
| play_circle_filled | I Found The F (clip preview) | 2:05 | 0 |
About
Tender Buttons is the third and final studio album by the English indietronica band Broadcast, released on September 19, 2005, through Warp Records.
Key Details & Background
- Lineup Shift: Recorded and produced at home in Birmingham, the album marked a major transition for the group. They slimmed down from a full quintet to a core duo of singer Trish Keenan and multi-instrumentalist James Cargill following member departures.
- Musical Style: Unlike the densely layered, 1960s-inflected arrangements of The Noise Made by People (2000) and Haha Sound (2003), Tender Buttons stripped the music down to bare essentials. It relies on frail distorted electronics, sparse beats, subtle guitars, and sine waves, creating a raw, space-age, and minimalist aesthetic.
- Themes & Inspiration: Inspired in part by personal reflections, mortality, human corporeality, and Gertrude Stein, the record balances quirky pop tracks ("Black Cat," "Goodbye Girls") with haunting, intimate pieces ("Tears in the Typing Pool," "America's Boy").
- Tracklist (14 Tracks): Includes "I Found the F," "Black Cat," "Tender Buttons," "America's Boy," "Tears in the Typing Pool," "Corporeal," "Bit 35," "Arc of a Journey," "Michael A Grammar," "Subject to the Ladder," "Minus 3," "Goodbye Girls," "You and Me in Time," and "I Found the End".
- Legacy: Widely considered a high-water mark of experimental and dream pop, it stands as a defining work in the band's catalog before Trish Keenan's passing in 2011.
Limited pressing with a high gloss sleeve front & a matte sleeve back. Includes a printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
All tracks written, played, recorded and mixed in Birmingham, England
There are no credits found on this vinyl release. Credits taken from CD version booklet.
Album Credits
Artwork - Julian House
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By, Written-By - James Cargill, Trish Keenan
Liner Notes
Broadcast released their third studio album, Tender Buttons, on September 19, 2005, through Warp Records.
Key Details & Background
- Core Duo: Recorded largely at home in Birmingham, England, as a stripped-back duo of Trish Keenan and James Cargill following the departure of guitarist Tim Felton.
- Production & Style: Swapped the rich, layered 1960s-influenced orchestration of earlier albums like Haha Sound for dry electronics, sparse bass, processed guitars, and minimalist post-punk/electronic pop.
- Lyrical Inspiration: Trish Keenan drew heavily from automatic writing and Gertrude Stein’s 1914 modernist book Tender Buttons, focusing on phonetic and surrealist word associations rather than traditional narrative structures.
- Artwork: Designed by Julian House, featured on the high-gloss sleeve of the vinyl and CD packaging.