Tindersticks - Tindersticks (Second Album) (+ Bonus CD) (Remastered)

Artist:

Tindersticks

See Also:

Willard Grant Conspiracy Joyner, Simon Sparklehorse Radiohead

Description:

Tindersticks includes: Stuart Staples, Dickon.
Recorded at Conny`s Studio, Cologne, Germany; Abbey Road and Orinoco, London, England from May 9 to July 10, 1994.
German remastered edition features a bonus CD.
A string of adjectives come to mind when trying to describe the music of the Tindersticks: romantic, ironic, moody, lush and cinematic, among them. There is a touch of camp to the dark, graceful beauty of these songs, as shimmering waves of vibes, chiming guitars, funeral parlor organ, bold horn arrangements and rich, lilting strings create a surreal, late-night lounge atmosphere. The band employs equal doses of the Velvet Underground, late-period Roxy Music and movie soundtrack textures, while vocalist Stuart Staples affects a smooth, lugubrious Scott Walker-esque croon honed to a dramatic mumble, giving the ensemble a distinctive sound.
The band`s second album lives up to the expectations generated by their dazzling debut. There is less of a rock element here. The hushed, spooky ambience conjured by tracks such as "A Night In," "No More Affairs," and "Cherry Blossoms," with its ghostly, double-tracked vocals, stakes out new, evocative territory for the band, heightened by Staples beautiful, though often indecipherable baritone murmur. The influence of film music is felt in the almost Ennio Morricone-esque "Vertrauen II" and "Snowy In F# Minor," while the band`s subtle, sly sense of humor is evident on tracks like the tongue-in-cheek swing of "My Sister." This is a mightily impressive follow-up disc by one of the more creative and stylish pop acts of the `90s.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Diablo en el Ojo
2. Night In
3. My Sister
4. Tiny Tears
5. Snowy in F# Minor
6. Sea Weed
7. Vertrauen II
8. Talk to Me
9. No More Affairs
10. Singing
11. Travelling Light
12. Cherry Blossoms
13. She`s Gone
14. Mistakes
15. Vertrauen III
16. Sleepy Song
17. Diablo en el Ojo
18. Night In
19. Talk to Me
20. She`s Gone
21. No More Affairs
22. City Ickness
23. Vertrauen II
24. Sleepy Song
25. Jism
26. Drunk Tank
27. Mistakes
28. Tiny Tears
29. Raindrops
30. For Those

Album Information

Release Date:

06/14/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

UME Imports

Catalog Number:

9816884

Original Release Year:

1995

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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