Tindersticks are a rock band from Nottingham, England. Their sound is characterised by a synthesis of orchestral backing, lounge jazz, and soul; the lush orchestrations of multi-instrumentalist ~censored~ Hinchliffe and the smoky baritone of lead vocalist Stuart Staples are the band’s hallmarks.

Tindersticks have employed electric guitars, as most rock bands have done, but augment their instrumentation with a wide array of instruments: Rhodes piano, glockenspiel, vibraphone, violin, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, bassoon, Hammond organ, and many more are prominently utilised in the music of Tindersticks.

The band has a cult following in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, although the eclectic and unique sound Tindersticks possesses never made significant inroads in the mainstream.

WAITING FOR THE MOON

Track listing

“Until the Morning Comes” (Hinchliffe, Tindersticks) – 3:34
“Say Goodbye to the City” (Staples, Hinchliffe, Tindersticks) – 4:30
“Sweet Memory” (Hinchliffe, Tindersticks) – 4:29
“4.48 Psychosis” (Words by Sarah Kane, from her play, Staples, Tindersticks) – 5:13
“Waiting for the Moon” (Staples, Hinchliffe) – 2:51
“Trying to Find a Home” (Staples, Hinchliffe, Boulter, Tindersticks) – 5:44
“Sometimes It Hurts” (Staples, Tindersticks) – 4:39
“My Oblivion” (Staples, Tindersticks) – 7:00
“Just a Dog” (Staples, Boulter, Tindersticks) – 3:28
“Running Wild” (Staples, Tindersticks) – 4:14

TROUBLE EVERYDAY

Track listing

“Opening Titles”
“Dream”
“Houses”
“Maid Theme 1″
“Room 321″
“Computer”
“Notre Dame”
“Killing Theme”
“Taxi to Coré”
“Coré on Stairs/Love Theme”
“Maid Theme (End)”
“Closing Titles”
“Killing Theme (Alternative Version)”
“Trouble Every Day”

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