Tindersticks
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Tindersticks is a rock band from Nottingham, England. Their sound is characterized by a synthesis of orchestral backing, lounge jazz, and soul; the lush orchestrations of multi-instrumentalist Dickon 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 utilized in the music of Tindersticks. The band has a fanatical following in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, although the eclectic and unique sound Tindersticks possesses understandably never made significant inroads in the mainstream.
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History
The band formed officially in late 1991 out of a band called The Asphalt Ribbons and started releasing demo-tapes in 1992, before they were signed by Tippy Toe Records for the first single "Patchwork".
In 2005 Staples embarked on a solo career and there was speculation that the band had split. The band have neither confirmed nor denied these rumours.
Band members
- Stuart Staples, born 14 November 1965 - Lead voice, guitar, melodica
- Dickon Hinchliffe, born 9 July 1967 - violin, guitar, voice, piano, string and brass arrangements
- Neil Fraser, - born 22 November 1962 - lead guitar, vibraphone
- David Boulter, born 27 February 1965 - keyboards, percussion
- Alasdair Macaulay, born 2 August 1965 - drums, percussion, trumpet
- Mark Colwill, born 12 May 1960 - bass guitar.
Discography
Singles
- "Patchwork" (Tippy Toe, 1992)
- "Marbles" (Tippy Toe/Che, 1993)
- "A Marriage Made in Heaven" (Rough Trade Singles Club, 1993)
- "Unwired E.P." (Domino, 1993)
- "City Sickness" (This Way Up, 1993)
- "Marbles" (No.6 Records, 1993)
- "We Have All the Time in the World" (Clawfist Singles Club, 1993)
- "Live in Berlin" (Tippy Toe/This Way Up, 1993)
- "Kathleen" (This Way Up, 1994)
- "No More Affairs" (This Way Up, 1995)
- "Plus De Liaisons" (This Way Up, 1995)
- "The Smooth Sounds of Tindersticks" (Sub Pop, 1995)
- "Travelling Light" (This Way Up, 1995)
- "Bathtime" (This Way Up, 1997)
- "Rented Rooms" (This Way Up, 1997)
- "Can We Start Again" (Island 1999)
- "What is a Man" (Beggar's Banquet, 2000)
- "Trouble Every Day (Promo)" (Beggar's Banquet, 2001)
- "Don't Even Go There E.P." (Beggar's Banquet, 2003)
- "Trojan Horse" (Tippy Toe, 2003)
- "Sometimes it Hurts" (Beggar's Banquet, 2003)
- "My Oblivion" (Beggar's Banquet, 2003)
Studio albums
- Tindersticks (This Way Up, 1993)
- Tindersticks (This Way Up, 1995)
- Curtains (This Way Up, 1997)
- Simple Pleasure (Island, 1999)
- Can Our Love... (Beggar's Banquet, 2001)
- Waiting for the Moon (Beggar's Banquet, 2003)
Other Albums
- Amsterdam February 94 (This Way Up, 1994)
- The Bloomsbury Theatre 12.3.95 (This Way Up, 1995)
- Donkeys 92-97 (This Way Up/Island, 1998)
- Live at the Botanique – 9th-12th May, 2001 (Tippy Toe, 2001)
- Coliseu dos recreios de Lisboa – October 30th, 2001 (Tippy Toe, 2003)
- Working for the Man (Island, 2004)
Original Soundtracks (OST)
- Nénette et Boni (This Way Up/Island, 1996)
- Trouble Every Day (Beggar's Banquet, 2001)
Solo Albums
- Stuart A Staples - Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04 (Lucky Dog, 2005)
Videos & DVDs
- Bareback - nine films by Martin Wallace (Beggar's Banquet, 2004)