Tender Glue and the illusory emotional gate of "Wasted" (Official Lyric Video)

 

"Today I tried something new / Dragged my feet towards you..."

The illusory emotional gate of "Wasted" by Tender Glue, the musical moniker of Poland born & bred, New York based Tom Gluewicki, feels like a embracing cold water splash in the morning, part retrospection, part reboot. Like that refreshing splash is it brief, likely too short for some and begs to be longer and maybe will be when played live (one can cross one's fingers after all) but after repeated listens, I think it feels perfect. The propulsive sense of running to catch something, even one's breath is expressed in a wonderful indie folk rock rhythm, a subtle pushing bass line, easy drum beat and vibrant surfy noir lead guitar. I have always liked Gluewicki's vocal countenance, tender, vulnerable and I like what feels like an ever so slight accent that makes his words have their own flavor when he sings them. 

He says this about "Wasted":

"‘Wasted’ is about questioning time, choices, and the people we run toward without fully knowing why. It reflects living recklessly, moving forward on impulse, and wondering if all the years that led to a moment were meaningful or simply lost. It is about uncertainty, hesitation, and not knowing if patience will ever pay off."

For me "Wasted" feels like an introduction to a larger story just waiting to unfold and I like that. I also like the easiness, the lean maybe to late 70's folk rock and the early aughts iterations of such. All so inviting. 

Lovely.

LYRICS

Today I tried something new
Dragged my feet towards you

Have I wasted all those years
Wasted all those years
To meet you

Drove my car off the bridge
It’s not all what you think

Have I wasted all those years
Wasted all those years
To meet you

Decided to wait longer
Is it going to be worth it
I don’t know
I don’t know

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Tender Glue (noun): Not a person. Not a band. Music made by an urge to create.

Tender Glue is made up of Tom Gluewicki, who was originally born and raised in Poland and later moved to New York in 2002. He explains his first encounter with playing music when he was twelve years-old after he had fixed a broken guitar that his brother brought home. You can learn more about his story in the “ABOUT” section of his website.

Key releases in the Tender Glue discography include:

Wait For Steady Light (EP, 2015)
Steady Light (2016)
Closet Leftovers (2018)
Small Place Conversation (2020)
Not so Very Nice (2022)
Sonder Life (2026)
Time Machine (Live from the Flat) (Live album, 2025)

Tender Glue, Poland born / New York based, singer songwriter Tom Gluewicki, indie rock, folk rock, alt pop, dream pop, alt rock, new single, "Wasted", vulnerable storytelling, easy beat, dreamy, illusory sense, somber core,