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How to Raise a Man (Tender Mix)

from How to Raise a Man (Tender Mix) by Keener Family

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This song was recorded as a demo for our second record, but it felt like a great way to introduce ourselves.

“Tender Beast” will be the debut record by The Keener Family, a kinship of veteran Midwestern rockers under the leadership of Chicago-based artist, Christopher Keener.

Recorded with Robby Haynes at Strange Magic Recording in Chicago, “Tender Beast” is a plea for a new masculinity, a reflection of the deadly hope that our sons can grow up to be kinder, better men than their fathers. Keener worked and reworked the lyrics over a period of years; the results are at once precise and evocative, devastating yet redemptive.

But what does it sound like? Townes Van Zandt in a chainsaw duel with John Cale? The midnight musings of a long-lost Bad Seed? My Bloody Valentine by way of rural Missouri? Sure. File under backwoods-country-goth-dream-pop. #bootgaze

This is music of the opioid crisis; a soundtrack to the overthrow of toxic masculinity. It’s narcotic, it is tragic, and it is long overdue. For listeners who love SunnO))) and The Handsome Family with equal fervor, “Tender Beast” is the perfect prescription.

Thank you,
The Keener Family

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The secret of how to raise a man is to raise him like a woman.
It ain't no secret how to raise a strong man; just raise them like a woman.

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from How to Raise a Man (Tender Mix), track released September 10, 2019
written by Christopher Kurt Keener

Brien Seyle: Violin & Viola & Banjo
Matt Pace: Piano & Classical Guitar
Christopher Keener: Vocals and Guitar

Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Christopher Kurt Keener

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“The Keener Family’s rich melodies float languorously atop warm guitars and strings heavy with reverb— When Christopher and Aubrey Ann sing together they sound like Bill Callahan and Emmy Lou Harris”
-Chicago Reader

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