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On the Shelf 165: Tindersticks
Apr. 20th, 2016 06:55 pmI first heard Tindersticks what would now be over 20 years ago.
Their debut was released in the US by Bar/None Records, and it was not like anything I had ever heard, and I had begun to hear some ambitious stuff. Still, the first Tindersticks album on first listen was not for me.
The music was chamber pop with organ, clarinet and bassoon. The singer delivered a nasally baritone that was almost indecipherable. Some songs were barely sketches and a minute long, though even when the band expanded to six minute songs, it was not much different.
It took a couple of years for the second album, and especially the single "Travellin' Light" where it all came together for me. On the band's third album, the band had became a bit more accessible, and the band was taking these parts that I hadn't really got and were fusing them int these epic soundscapes.
I have followed the band off and on since Curtains came out in 1995, an album that is one of my favorite for that time and age. I have to admit they have never grabbed me like that, but they certainly stay on my radar.
The albums since have all been generally well received. The band has made a few detours into soundtrack work and some ambitious instrumental projects.
The Waiting Room is now album #10. It's probably caught my attention more than most with some positive reviews. For me, it does not really break too much new ground for the band.
The bad news is that it's pretty standard Tindersticks stuff.
The good news is that it's pretty standard Tindersticks stuff. At this point in their career, i am fine with that. Besides, it's a formula that works.
My favorite moments in the band's catalogue has generally been the male/female duets, and a highpoint here is "Hey Lucinda" with the late Lhasa de Sala. It's a road they have well travelled, but still worth the trip.
On "Hello Yourself", it's as if the 'Sticks have listened to some Fela and wanted to add it to their formula, for interesting results.
It doesn't rate with "Curtains" for me, but it's a nice album that shows the Tindersticks are still powerful.
Their debut was released in the US by Bar/None Records, and it was not like anything I had ever heard, and I had begun to hear some ambitious stuff. Still, the first Tindersticks album on first listen was not for me.
The music was chamber pop with organ, clarinet and bassoon. The singer delivered a nasally baritone that was almost indecipherable. Some songs were barely sketches and a minute long, though even when the band expanded to six minute songs, it was not much different.
It took a couple of years for the second album, and especially the single "Travellin' Light" where it all came together for me. On the band's third album, the band had became a bit more accessible, and the band was taking these parts that I hadn't really got and were fusing them int these epic soundscapes.
I have followed the band off and on since Curtains came out in 1995, an album that is one of my favorite for that time and age. I have to admit they have never grabbed me like that, but they certainly stay on my radar.
The albums since have all been generally well received. The band has made a few detours into soundtrack work and some ambitious instrumental projects.
The Waiting Room is now album #10. It's probably caught my attention more than most with some positive reviews. For me, it does not really break too much new ground for the band.
The bad news is that it's pretty standard Tindersticks stuff.
The good news is that it's pretty standard Tindersticks stuff. At this point in their career, i am fine with that. Besides, it's a formula that works.
My favorite moments in the band's catalogue has generally been the male/female duets, and a highpoint here is "Hey Lucinda" with the late Lhasa de Sala. It's a road they have well travelled, but still worth the trip.
On "Hello Yourself", it's as if the 'Sticks have listened to some Fela and wanted to add it to their formula, for interesting results.
It doesn't rate with "Curtains" for me, but it's a nice album that shows the Tindersticks are still powerful.
