the stoicism of the lives that shaped them. Rarely has the deep past sounded so stirring, or so modern." The Italian website Ondarock said that by including songs such as "Where've Yer Bin Dick?", "Lucky Gilchrist", "Betsy Bell" and "Because He Was A Bonny Lad" on the album, the Unthanks had "add[ed] panache and verve, following the tradition of the music hall". Gavin Leech, for MusicVice.com, described the album as "a pleasant ride through misery" and praised its "sheer precision", claiming that tracks such as "Annachie Gordon" and "Living By The Water" are "the most polished folk you’re ever likely to hear". Luke Winkie, for DOA (Delusions of Adequacy), said: "Here’s The Tender Coming is incredibly methodical – everything moves at a very deliberate, very planned pace... The album feels very crafted because of it, organized as a true listening experience rather than a collection of songs". Track listing "Because He Was a Bonny Lad" (Traditional: Roud 22834) (2:36) "Sad February" (Graeme Miles) (4:36) "Annachie Gordon" (Traditional: Child 239, Roud 102) (8:15) "Lucky Gilchrist" (Adrian McNally) (4:52) "The Testimony of Patience Kershaw" (Frank Higgins/The Unthanks) (4:05) "Living by the Water" (Anne Briggs) (6:08) "Where've Yer Bin Dick?" (Traditional) (0:47) "Nobody Knew She Was There" (Ewan MacColl) (5:53) "Flowers of the Town" (Anonymous) (3:06) "Not Much Luck in Our House" (Traditional) (0:48) "At First She Starts" (Lal Waterson/Oliver Knight) (3:38) "Here's the Tender Coming" (Roud 3174) (Traditional) (5:28) Hidden track: "Betsy Bell" (Traditional, arranged by the Unthanks: Roud 5211 ) (4:14) Album length = 55:02 Personnel The Unthanks Rachel Unthank – voice, cello, ukulele, clogs Becky Unthank – voice, feet, autoharp Niopha Keegan – violin, voice, accordion, mandolin Adrian McNally – piano, dampened piano, plucked piano, drums, marimba, chime bars, autoharp, Wu-Han tam tam, Chinese temple gongs, tubular bells, backing voice Chris Price – guitar, bass, ukulele, dulcitone, marimba, backing voice Additional musicians Jo Silverston – solo cello Rosie Biss – quartet cello Mike Gerrard – viola Andre Swanepoel – violin Iona Brown – violin Jenny Chang – violin Dan Rogers – bowed double bass Graham Hardy – trumpet, flugelhorn Simon Tarrant – trumpet Chris Hibberd – trombone Adam Sinclair – drums, cymbals, shaky egg Julian Sutton – melodeon Neil Harland – double bass Shelley Thomson – backing voice Jane Pollinger – backing voice Production and design Adam Sinclair was the recording engineer for the album, which was recorded between April