During the last days I rediscovered Distractions the latest album by Nottingham's Tindersticks from 2021. Stuart Staples and Tindersticks began their career as Britpop was taking off. Unlike other artists of that era, they wore three-piece suits and cultivated a slow, dark romanticism in their songs.
With their return a few years ago, they are celebrating their return to their roots and have created a monster of a bass-oriented, monotonous piece of music with Man Alone. Despite the monotonous underlying mood, they have succeeded in creating a hypnotic pop song that feels like a sleepless night in which thoughts circle around and never seem to end.
Tindersticks - Man Alone (Can't Stop The Fading)
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Interesting to listen to this.
I was a huge fan of Tindersticks for many years, but lost interest after a couple of what I felt were underwhelming albums in the late 00's. I went back to them after reading positive reviews for No Treasure But Hope (2019), but came away, again quite disappointed.
I don't think they've been quite the force since some of the original members left in 2006.
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