The Tumbledryer Babies, aka Southend-On-Sea based DIY recording artist Andrew Moore, have quietly amassed over forty releases across Bandcamp and streaming services dating back to 2008, as well as limited 7” singles and a currently out-of-print long playing best of.
A boundless multi-instrumentalist, Moore’s recorded work blends minimalist left-field electronics, earworm guitar riffs and Omnichord led pop, creating mini-symphonies bursting with beautifully restrained wit and wonder (as a read of his 2020 lyric book Making It Up As I Go will testify.) His stripped back live performances, often appearing solo with just bass accompaniment, capture the Tumbledryer Babies’ unique art at its starkest.
New album Sad Act arrives February 2nd, and latest cut Sadness Out serves as a gently affecting introduction to Moore’s world. Warm guitars and understated keys surround softly resigned vocals, whilst the lyrics lament the struggle to transcend the lows that can so easily swallow us up in these maddest of times. A fitting soundtrack as we stumble blindly into another new year, I’m thankful to have the Tumbledryer Babies here to help us find a route through.
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