Tender Ender Share New Song “Woke Up with a Knife”

“Woke Up with a Knife,” the new single from Tender Ender, the moniker of Swiss artist Thomas Schmidiger, takes shape in the suspended space between sleep and wakefulness.

A home organ and drum machine lay down the track’s initial framework, preparing the ground for a piano hook that fully lives up to its promise. At its center, Schmidiger’s solemn baritone meets an angelic choir that gradually envelops the listener, transforming the unease suggested by the title into something unexpectedly warm and luminous.

“Woke Up with a Knife” is the second single from Red Kites, his forthcoming album, due for release on November 13, 2026. The album is already available for pre-order HERE