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Band History & Information
The band Tindersticks formed in late 1991,
Staples, Boulter, Fraser, Macauley and Hinchcliffe having previously been members of Asphalt Ribbons. The final band line-up for the "old horse" mini-LP (1991) was: Stuart Staples (vocals) Dave Boulter (organ & accordion) Neil Fraser (guitar) Dickon Hinchliffe (Guitar & strings) Al Macauley (percussion & drums) John Thompson (bass). Mark Colwill was recruited when John Thompson left the Asphalt Ribbons.
Then they changed their name to Tindersticks after Stuart A. Staples discovered a box of german matches on a Greek beach.
Tindersticks started then recording demo tapes in 1992, and were signed by Tippy Toe Records who released their first single, "Patchwork", in the same year.
Their self-titled first and second albums established their signature sound and received widespread critical acclaim. Their live performances, often augmented by large string sections and even, on occasion, a full orchestra, were rapturously received. The live album Bloomsbury Theatre 12.3.95 is a recording of one such concert.
By the time of the third album, Curtains, however, it was clear that a change of direction was called for. The lengthy "Ballad of Tindersticks" was a weary swipe at the pressures of being a touring band.
The fourth album, Simple Pleasure, lived up to its title with a series of snappy, direct songs influenced by soul music. The female backing vocals on several tracks, and the respectful cover of Odyssey's "If You're Looking For A Way Out", signalled the band's wish to move towards lighter, more soulful material.
The fifth album, Can Our Love, continued the band's soulful direction, in particular evidence on the tender "Sweet Release" and in the nod to the Chi-Lites in the title of "Chilitetime".
The sixth album, Waiting For The Moon, was more stripped down and introspective in nature, particularly on the harrowing "4.48 Psychosis" and "Sometimes It Hurts". Only the bouncy "Just A Dog" lightened the otherwise melancholy mood of the album.
In September 2006, the band played a one-off concert at London's Barbican Centre, performing their second album in full with a nine-member string section and two brass players, including former collaborator Terry Edwards on trumpet. Staples later acknowledged that this show, while being a happy triumph, was also "tinged with sadness of the knowledge that the six of us had made all the new music we were going to make together."
In 2007, a stripped-down line-up of three of the original band, Staples, Boulter and Fraser, spent time writing and recording a new album, The Hungry Saw, which was then released again under the band name tindersticks in April 2008.
In 2010, the 8th album, Falling Down a Mountain will be released on a new record lable - 4AD / Constellation records. The band line-up was again changed. Thomas Belhom was replaced by Earl Harvin on drums. David Kitt on guitar and vocals also joined the band.
(based on an edited wikipedia.org article, 11/2009)
band name: tindersticks
genre: alternative / indie
active years: 1991-2006
2008 - present
band members (1991-2006):
Stuart Ashton Staples
14 November 1965
voice, guitar, melodica
Dickon James Hinchliffe
9 July 1967
violin, guitar, voice, piano, string/brass arrangements
David Leonard Boulter
27 February 1965
keyboards, percussion
Neil Thimothy Fraser
22 November 1962
lead guitar, vibraphone
Mark Andrew Colwill
12 May 1960
bass guitar
Alasdair Robert de Villeneuve Macaulay
2 August 1965
drums, percussion, trumpet
band members (since 2008):
Stuart A. Staples, David Boulter, Neil Fraser as regular members and the following supporting members:
Terry Edwards (trumpets), Andy Nice (cello, saxophone), Dan McKinna (bass, vocals), Thomas Belhom (drums - 2008-2009), Earl Harvin (drums - 2009+) and David Kitt (guitar, vocals - 2009+)
album discography (1991-2006):
Tindersticks (1st)
1993
Nectar, (Fruitless*), Tyed, Sweet, Sweet Man Pt One, Whiskey & Water, Blood, City Sickness, Patchwork, Marbles, The Walt Blues, Milky Teeth, Sweet, Sweet Man Pt Two, Jism, Piano Song, Tie-Dye, Raindrops, Sweet, Sweet Man Pt Three, Her, Tea Stain, Drunk Tank, Paco De Renaldo's Dream, The Not Knowing
Tindersticks (2nd)
1995
El Diablo En El Ojo, A Night In, My Sister, Tiny Tears, Snowy in F# Minor, Seaweed, Vertrauen II, Talk To Me, No More Affairs, Singing, Travelling Light, Cherry Blossoms, She's Gone, Mistakes, Vertrauen III, Sleepy Song
Curtains
1997
Another Night In, Rented Rooms, Don’t Look Down, Dick's Slow Song, Fast One, Ballad Of Tindersticks, Dancing, Lets Pretend, Desperate Man, Buried Bones, Bearsuit, (Tonight) Are You Trying To Fall In Love Again?, I Was Your Man, Bathtime, Walking, (A Marriage Made In Heaven*)
Simple Pleasure
1999
Can We Start Again?, If You're Looking For A Way Out, Pretty Words, From The Inside, If She's Torn, Before You Close Your Eyes, (You Take) This Heart Of Mine, I Know That Loving,
CF GF, (One Way Street*)
Can our Love
2001
Dying Slowly, People Keep Comin' Around, Tricklin', Can Our Love..., Sweet Release, Don't Ever Get Tired, No Man in the World, Chilitetime
Waiting for the Moon
2003
Until the Morning Comes, Say Good Bye To the City, Sweet Memory, 4.48 Psychosis, Waiting for the Moon, Trying to Find a Home, Sometimes it Hurts, My Oblivion, Just A Dog, Running Wild
The Hungry Saw
2008
Introduction, Yesterdays Tomorrows, The Flicker Of A Little Girl, Come Feel The Sun,E-Type, The Other Side Of The World, The Organist Entertains, The Hungry Saw, Mother Dear, Boobar Come Back To Me, All The Love, The Turns We Took
2010
Falling Down A Mountain, Keep You Beautiful, Harmony Around My Table, Peanuts, She Rode Me Down, Hubbards Hills, Black Smoke, No Place So Alone, Factory Girls, Piano Music
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*available on special album editions
Band History
Band Documenation / Historical Interviews
taken from the original Lola de music 1999 TV documentary (edited b/w version 04/2008)
