Tendertwin is the project of Istanbul-born, London-based Bilge Nur Yilmaz. Bilge Nur Yilmaz’s distinctive voice subtly soaks up Turkey’s rich musical heritage from the lapping tides of the Black Sea and Mediterranean and filters it through drifting time spent in Philadelphia, Oxford, and London, — a familiar folk sound with an industrial glitch where landscapes are entangled in ambient sounds, wrong-footing melodies and unpredictable arrangements. 
Nurtured transatlantic, Tendertwin is a forager for half-lived stories. Inspired by the likes of Tim Buckley, Joan Armatrading, Meredith Monk, Mitski, and Debussy — Tendertwin creates celestial folk mixed with ambient noise and alt-rock tones. Her debut EP Ship Argo, out on July 5th, takes inspiration from a variety of disciplines involving the works of William Blake, Michel Foucault, Jean Cocteau, Euripides (Médea), Faith Wilding, and Ingmar Bergman. 
Ship Argo is a collection of songs that reveal Tendertwin’s introspective musings on themes such as water dementia, unrequited love, and the transient nature of existence and belonging. Each track is imbued with a sense of wanderlust and a longing for connection, mirroring Yilmaz’s own nomadic journey through life.    

Tash Keary started her journey learning the drums as a 9-year-old. The only musician in her family, it felt more a hobby than a calling until she joined grassroots music organisation Tomorrow’s Warriors in 2018, becoming part of their Female Frontline band. Playing in London’s jazz scene, she crossed paths with saxophonist Joe Henwood, building a reputation in the capital after a decade with afro-jazz outfit Nubiyan Twist. Meeting after being hired for the same gig in 2019, they started to improvise together. Last year’s EP Slice, one of the most exciting, experimental, and intense releases of 2023, was their debut record. Honing their fearless sound through a residency at Brixton’s iconic venue The Windmill, as well as on support slots across the UK and Europe with fellow heavyweights black midi and Gilla Band, O. – the London-based duo – have now distilled their unique live energy into their debut album, WeirdOs. Featuring production from Dan Carey, WeirdOs is Tash and Joe at their most raucous and free. Across 10 tracks of high-octane instrumentals recorded live to tape, the duo encompass everything from cathartic dancefloor drops, to junglist breakbeats, intricate jazz lines, and sludgy, menacing doom metal.