"Conrad’s not overtly trying to impress you – he just is impressive. Songs like 'Thirty Five' come out as naturally as a heartbeat from his chest, tunes like this come from the inside." - Sleeping Bag Studios
- The Bandcamp Diaries
"A beautiful album of textured acoustic elements and slow, melancholic percussion, ‘Tender Beats’ is an expansive release stitched together from layered layered vocals, engaging melodies, and organic production, bringing to the fore a soft, evocative sound that is simply impossible to resist." - Broken 8 Records
"This album is truly a solo effort; Conrad Merced plays all the instruments and provides all the vocals. He also wrote all the material, songs that are emotionally engaging, with good, honest lyrics. The music is largely folk, but with some atmospheric work on synths giving it a different sound and mood." - Michael Doherty Music Blog
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