A hovering power-pop enchantment emanates on “Mom Stated,” a brand new single from Brighton, UK-based band Tenderhooks. Sporadic guitar pulses and debonair vocals are complemented by an organ-touched intrigue, reminding fondly of Elvis Costello. The “make your mattress,” hook excels with its hooky power-pop charisma, set successfully alongside lyrics that encourage positivity and thankfulness — significantly when one’s outcomes, for higher or worse, are the mattress they’ve made to lie in.
A twangy guitar solo at mid-point additional embraces the glistening, nostalgic manufacturing — meshing a ’60s pop throwback within the harmonious vocals and prancing piano, whereas additionally strutting a extra trendy power-pop edge. The “hide-away, don’t wanna waste one other day,” punctuating aspect additionally conjures a Brit-pop fondness, a la Squeeze. “Mom Stated” is a successful earworm from Tenderhooks, comprising Markus Leinweber (vocals, piano and keyboards), Charl Cronje (vocals and guitars), Mike Phillips (bass), Andy Cooke (drums).
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