Tenderness – the London-based solo project of Katy Beth Young – has shared new single “Day of Atonement”, a hypnotic indie-folk track featuring Deep Throat Choir. The song arrives ahead of Young’s debut album True, due March 13th via Amorphous Sounds.
“Day of Atonement” unfolds as what Young describes as “a kind of collage of images and sounds and dreams and different relationships.” The track marks a departure from her usual approach to songwriting. “I usually try to write towards clarity, but this song is more impressionistic because it’s about parts of myself that I struggle to look at squarely, which are experiences around care and codependency and addiction,” she explains.
The recording layers multiple textures: producer Euan Hinshelwood’s vast bed of drones, Jim White-inspired drums from Olly Joyce, melancholy pedal steel by Harry Bohay, and ethereal improvised backing vocals from Deep Throat Choir. The result balances abstraction with emotional weight, maintaining the dreamlike quality Young sought to capture.
True was born from a difficult period – the pandemic, a cancelled tour, a break-up, and the loss of Young’s father. Written in her north London living room during lockdown, the album explores the boundaries between fantasy and reality, romance and grief, with technology serving as a recurring lens. Video calls, streaming algorithms, and re-read text messages sit alongside tidal pools and salt flats across its ten songs.
The album features longtime collaborators including Peggy Sue’s Clay Slade and Olly Joyce, La Luz’s Marian Li-Pino, and members of Deep Throat Choir, with pedal steel by Scottish musician Harry Bohay threading through almost every track. Tenderness will play a headline London show at St Pancras Old Church on March 18th.
Live Dates
24 February – Bristol, Louisiana (w/ Laura-Mary Carter)
25 February – Manchester, The Lodge (w/ Laura-Mary Carter)
18 March – London, St Pancras Old Church