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Tender Trap is an indie rock/twee pop band, based in London (UK), formed in
2001 by three of the five members of Marine Research - Amelia Fletcher, Rob
Pursey, and DJ Downfall (real name: John Stanley).
Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey were previously in the twee pop band
Heavenly, and some have seen Tender Trap as representing a return to the
pop aesthetic of that earlier band, albeit with a more electronic slant. On
their first album Film Molecules, the songs demonstrate an eclectic mix of
musical styles, with a clear nod to the similarly eclectic approach taken
by The Magnetic Fields on their "69 Love Songs" album.
The band's initial intention was to be a recording outfit only, due to
their hatred of transporting drums from place to place. They compromised by
playing live but using a CD player for backing beats. Recently, though,
they have teamed up with Claudia Gonson (of The Magnetic Fields) on drums,
