'With Amelia Fletcher's bands, personnel changes always require brand new names: Heavenly was basically just Talulah Gosh with a new keyboard player, and when DJ Downfall replaced the late Mathew Fletcher on drums, the group took the new handle Marine Research. Similarly, Tender Trap is simply Marine Research after attrition: guitarist Peter Momtchiloff needed to attend to his day job as the philosophy editor at Oxford University Press; while keyboardist Cathy Rogers was off in America, hosting the popular   [ read more ]

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'2005's Language Lessons EP is more sweet {indie pop} from {indie pop} icon Amelia Fletcher and her Tender Trap cohorts. It is their first release in almost four years, and not much has changed musically. The first three tracks are typically light and breezy guitar-bass-drums pop with Fletcher's still perfect, cute but real vocals over the top with Talking Backwards the clear standout. The fourth song, +Como Tellamas?, successfully brings in some cheesy synths, a {new wave} beat, and Lupe Nunez-Fernandez (   [ read more ]

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'For their first album since 2002's Film Molecules, Tender Trap decided to move away from the use of drum programs and replace them with live drums, calling in Magnetic Fields member Claudia Gonson to add her simple but powerful drumming style to their sound. This seemingly minor choice makes a world of difference on 2006's 6 Billion People. Film Molecules sometimes suffered from being overly cold and mechanical; here the live drums provide some warmth and flexibility. The subtle electronic touches    [ read more ]

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Following on the demise of Marine Research, Amelia Fletcher has risen again in the guise of Tender Trap. Accompanied by her Marine Research band-mates Rob Pursey and DJ Downfall, Amelia has coalesced her voice and impeccable taste into a fourth experiment in unforgettable, streamlined pop music (previously she fronted Talulah Gosh and Heavenly).

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Amelia Fletcher has been a vibrant center of the K universe for over 10 years now, with her many experiments in crashpop propulsion: first the punkific Talulah Gosh, which melded into Heavenly, and then the graceful Marine Research. She reemerges after a three-year hiatus with the stripped to the bone pop-perfect, Tender Trap. Collaborating with Rob Pursey (Heavenly, Marine Research) and former Marine Research drummer DJ on the sequences and keyboards, this latest amalgamation takes flight with resounding r   [ read more ]

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