Tender Claws

The stage moniker of Belfast-born, now North West England-based Tess Corr, Tender Claws draws inspiration from gothic aesthetics, introspective storytelling, and the darker facets of both nature and the human experience. Exploring themes of escapism, vulnerability, and transformation, creating immersive worlds that feel both hauntingly familiar and beautifully untethered from reality.

Drawing on Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, Nine Inch Nails and Chelsea Wolfe, listeners will find hints of industrial, indie, shoegaze and goth influences through Tender Claw’s music. Usually spotted performing as a 4-piece, Tender Claws has performed at FOCUS Wales as well as opening for the likes of Dog Race, Levitation Room, Rosegarden Funeral Party and Bonnie Trash.

Tender Claws has gained recognition from prominent media outlets, including The Line Of Best Fit, DORK, Rough Trade (Counter Culture), Louder Than War, Loud Women, Hot Press, Fresh On The Net, Amazing Radio (A-list), and BBC Introducing Merseyside.

Across her new EP titled Tear Him To Pieces, Tender Claws crafts a sound that is as gritty and punchy as it is ethereal, alluring, and distinctly otherworldly. From the atmospheric, infectious grunge-pop of title track ‘Tear Him To Pieces’, to the driving grit of previous single ‘Twinge’ and the immersive theatricality of ‘Ersatz Life’, the 5-track EP showcases the width and potential of Tender Claws writing. Fuzzy guitar tones, expansive production, infectious melodic hooks and a propulsive sense of energy and purpose.

w/ Bonnie Trash

Liverpool ~ Kazimier Stockroom

25/09/25

w/ Nirvana UK

Liverpool ~ O2 Academy

18/10/25

Headline

Birkenhead ~ Future Yard

31/10/25

w/ Gondolas

Liverpool ~ Tunnel

31/12/25

w/ BBC Introducing

Liverpool ~ The Cavern

28/01/26

w/ The Dream Machine

Liverpool ~ 02 Academy 2

28/03/26

w/The Levitation Room

Liverpool ~ 02 Academy 2

23/05/26

“Driving dark energy and cold melodism, Tender Claws gives an infectious, piercing and raw sonic voltage” - Grotesqualizer

“Intense, thought-provoking, heartrending and angry, Tender Claws’ latest release pulls no punches” - LOUDER THAN WAR on Spring Time Cull

“Tender Claws continues to establish herself as one of the UK’s most intriguing emerging alternative voices” - Music Crowns

“Instantly catchy and accessible while remaining true to its alternative-rock core” - Hot Press on Twinge

“Impossible to ignore” - She Makes Music

“Delectably snarling alt rock” - Obscure sound

“This chilling thrill sends shivers down your spine.” - Return Of Rock on Spring Time Cull

“Alluring and ethereal; laced with a meaningful catharsis” - The Most Radicalist

“She creates a sound where vulnerability meets raw intensity” - LOUD WOMEN

“TEAR HIM TO PIECES” EP OUT NOW!

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