Press info: Tindersticks‘ 14th album “Soft Tissue” showcases their exploratory spirit,
mixing intimate songwriting with experimental soundscapes. The album evolves from
their previous work, balancing introspective lyrics with innovative musical textures.
The Guardian (English newspaper): “The music on Soft Tissue is understated and hushed
enough to conjure the feeling that the whole thing was recorded somewhere dimly lit, in the small hours of the morning, but it also feels warm, satisfying, and in places, rooted in 70s soul.”b
TUTV: Nothing new here. Tindersticks do what they do for 30+ years now.
They entertain your ears and mind with soundtracks for a lazy night in. Candlelight musings and shadowy reveries with Stuart A. Staples‘ midnight bar-room voice in the middle. It doesn’t work all the time, but enough to make you immersed in a state of restfulness.
As communicated a couple of months ago British crooners TINDERSTICKS,
led by midnight hour voice Stuart A. Staples will have their 14th longplayer,
baptized SOFT ISSUE out September 13th.
Impressive album artwork
The new, 4th shared track LOVE IS A STRANGER is
unmistakably Tindersticks. Gloomy and darkly coloured.
Stuart Staples: “Some of the songs I write, I understand their reference points.
But some songs I don’t understand where they come from at all. They just kind of
happen. ‘Always A Stranger’ is one of those songs, it holds a kind of mystery to me
at the very centre of it.”
In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.
Full Jukebox
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This week’s 10 new rad additions.
Band: FONTAINES D.C. Who: Irish indie heroes from Dublin gearing up for their
4th LP, titled Romance. It’ll hit the streets on August 23rd.
Band: LIINES Who: Post-punk duo who have built a reputation as one of the most
exciting acts to emerge from Manchester playing frenetic, electric shows
across the UK and Europe.
Band: THE MYSTERINES Who: Fast up-and-coming post-punks from Liverpool aiming
for the indie top with their 2nd LP Afraid From Tomorrows,
out this Friday, June 21st.
“‘Another Deadbeat Summer’ was originally written in two sittings- in 2014 I started
the song alone in my dorm room at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ, and
then finished it with Jon Alba at my parents house later. The song is about a wild high
school party, and the observations I made as an attendee, feeling like an outsider.”
“A song is about someone talking to their soul or heart, and getting them to try
to calm down or take stock of where they are in life. In some ways the narrator
has not been true to themselves, i.e. the separation from their heart and what
makes them human.”
The song tells the story of a love that has transformed into something visceral and completely deviant, culminating in cannibalism, with a strong desire to inflict as much harm as possible on the other person, even resorting to esoteric practices.
The accompanying clip features The Cosmic Gospel as the only protagonist, presented
as both a human and a reptile, echoing the album’s title from which the track is taken.
Band: iNNUENDO Who: Irish indie unit founded in 2022. Their goal is to create a captivating and dynamic atmosphere with melodically compelling and distinct original songs, all while honouring classic and modern influences.
Their debut EP, named On Occasion and landing in September via Blowtorch Records.
British crooners TINDERSTICKS, led by midnight hour voice Stuart A. Staples
have bagged album number 14 It’s titled SOFT ISSUE and sees the day of light
on September 13th.
Impressive album artwork
Stuart Staples: Musically, it seemed that since 2016’s The Waiting Room, the band’s output had been reactionary. The last two tindersticks have been so opposed to each other – 2019’s No Treasure But Hope was an extremely naturalistic recording process – due in part as a reaction to the previous few years of experimental projects (High Life, Minute Bodies) and in turn as a reaction to this purity 2021’s Distractions became one of the bands most dense, experimental albums.
It felt like time to stop lurching to these extremes and to find a way to marry the rigor of the songwriting and the joy of the band playing together with a more hard-nosed experimental approach.”
Following first intimate single New World the band
present NANCY. Subtly catchy with a bossanova vibe.
British veteran bar-room band TINDERSTICKS, led by crooner Stuart A. Staples
have released 13 LPs since 1991. And they just announced #14. It’s titled SOFT ISSUE
and sees the day of light on September 13th.
Impressive album artwork
Stuart Staples: Musically, it seemed that since 2016’s The Waiting Room, the band’s output had been reactionary. The last two tindersticks have been so opposed to each other – 2019’s No Treasure But Hope was an extremely naturalistic recording process – due in part as a reaction to the previous few years of experimental projects (High Life, Minute Bodies) and in turn as a reaction to this purity 2021’s Distractions became one of the bands most dense, experimental albums.
It felt like time to stop lurching to these extremes and to find a way to marry the rigor of the songwriting and the joy of the band playing together with a more hard-nosed experimental approach.”
The first single NEW WORLD is Tindersticks alright. Candlelight music for
the midnight hours with soulful backing vocals, warm horns, and, of course, Staples‘ vulnerable and romantic voice, sliding smoothly all the way.
The accompanying video clip is made/directed by his daughter Sidonie Osborne .
Band: TINDERSTICKS Who: Gloomy nightdreamers from
Nottingham (UK), led by crooner Stuart A. Staples (56) Active: 1992-present / 13 studio albums with last year’s Distractions as the most recent one / they also scored
several soundtracks for movies.
Content: A limited-edition boxset containing…
Past Imperfect, the best of Tindersticks ‘92 – ’21 (coloured 2LP)
Live At Glasgow City Halls 5th October 2008 (coloured 2LP)
Exclusive 7”: A: “Both Sides Of The Blade” B: “For Those …”
Staples in a press statement: “30 years! This collection has been difficult to compile, but here it is. I have always felt we move forward in small steps (the occasional leap), at times we have been happy to slow right down and examine what is in front of us so thoroughly that we could appear static from the outside. But on the inside of this world, like looking down a microscope, it is brimming with life. We now get a chance, or are forced, to look over our shoulder to see how far we have traveled.”
Here’s a taster titled Both Sides Of The Blade featured
on last year’s French Claire Denis movie called Feu…
Yes, we have already reached the middle of 2021. The world, finally, looks brighter
than last year. Mad summer parties are just around the corner. And here’s the perfect soundtrack… Turn Up The Volume’s 20 best knockout tracks of 2021, so far!
All together on Spotify…
. Track by Track…
1.‘Finger Pies’ by ANIKA (Berlin)
Electro earworm that moves and grooves from the get-go driven by a rolling
bass riff. Strangely catchy, mysteriously designed with a hypnotic effect. Top!
Catch the vibe…
2.‘Nike Soldier’ by ALAN VEGA (US)
Alan Vega is dead! Long live Alan Vega! This spine-chilling
slo-mo groove comes from his lost album Mutator.
Check in…
3.‘Night Is Mine’ – ULTRA SUNN (Brussels, Belgium)
Combine D.A.F.‘s industrial vibes, Sisters Of Mercy‘s gloom and doom hallucinations, and Depeche Mode‘s pop-noir thrills and you know it’s time for a dazzling night. It’s the title track from their standout debut EP.
Put on your leather jacket and dance…
4.‘One + One’ by DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 (Canada)
With Is 4 Lovers the Canadian champions of drone noise rock made one of their best
full-lengths (so far). And the lead-single ‘One + One’ is a bulldozing, yet catching power blast that comes right at you.
Get slammed…
5.‘Ten Points On The Damage Meter’ by HOW TO LOOT BRAZIL (Germany)
No rest for all who are addicted to dance their asses off. This is a hip-shaking belter, 145 seconds of steamed-up pop-punk euphoria. Imagine German dark disco legends D.A.F. on speed, fronted by Brit-girls Shampoo who are in trouble again.
Here comes the shot of adrenalin…
6.‘Coma-Inducing Gibberish‘ by PIZZA CRUNCH (Scotland)
Scottish hit the bullseye with this sturdy stunner. A fab-tastic masterstroke to shut up all narcissists. Beware of getting too excited. It can lead to a rock ‘n’ roll coma. Whatever! Go for it!
Right here, right now…
. 7.‘Stay’ by ONISM E (New York)
A soul-stirring and highly affecting vocal highlight – from one of the best albums of 2021 – by this rad emo-striking NY-based outfit. Stream/buy ‘Survivors’ LP here.
And stay for this pearl…
. 8.‘Fall Of The Big Screen’ by DEADLETTER (South London)
Imagine George Orwell fronting The Fall back in Nineteen Eighty-Four scaring the
world with a grim, futuristic vision of humankind about to collapse in 2021 due to
a deadly virus. Scary!
Turn up the heat here…
9.‘Wake Up’ by LOBSTERBOMB (Berlin, Germany)
A screaming triumph. This up-and-coming Berlin trio combines Bikini Kill‘s rough
outcries, L7‘s detonating gusto, and B-52‘s peppery liveliness. Touchdown!
Wake up here…
10.‘Heroin’ by PERMO (Scotland)
A sizzling slice of trash and slash punk. Expect 135 striking seconds of heavy thunder
and creepy lighting. Totally insane drums and bass, deranged guitar frenzy, and cranked-up, psych-o-tic howling. Fucktastic intensity!
Hell yeeeaaahhhh…
. 11.‘We… Are Doomed’ by THE IRRATIONAL LIBRARY (Dutch-American)
A challenging rap and roll rant by an open-minded-plainspoken-ass-kicking-anti-establishement-and-other-scumbags force of doom and gloom. The title track from
this caring collective’s excellent new album.
Apocalypse now…
12.‘Boilermaker’ byROYAL BLOOD (UK)
The blues-rock tandem is back with this motherfucker of
a slam dunk from their brand new album Typhoons.
Wham bloody wham bam…
13.‘The Men Who Rule The World’ by GARBAGE (US/Scotland)
A surprisingly funky disco banger that triggers your head’s up-and-down movement the very moment the money drops into the corrupt politicians’ pockets. I still love you, Shirley!
Let’s roll…
14.‘This Is Not’ by CROWS ON WIRES (Germany)
Sultry synths, punchy percussion, glimmering guitar lines, and vibratory vocals.
Sounds like Sisters of Mercy are back, produced by Bauhaus who listened to Soft
Cell on repeat. A stunner, indeed!
Get magnetized here…
15.‘Vendetta’ – ICEAGE (Denmark)
An intoxicating jam with a threatening pace. A glam
power punch from their best-ever album Seek Shelter.
Press play and get moved…
16.‘Not To’ by WOLFVANWYMEERSCH (Belgium)
Melancholia at its starry-eyed, synth-pop best. Here’s a romantic at heart, going
solo, who’s sanely obsessed with creating music, playing music, and enjoying music,
if possible, all at the same time. Damon Albarn‘s moody side comes to mind.
Dim the lights and enjoy…
17.‘Unspoken’ by ANNIE TAYLOR (Switzerland)
A troubled love reverie with a sorrowful touch. Heartbreaking romanticism at its balladesque best, notable for its vocal splendour and silver-toned resonance.
Enjoy the sweet little pearl…
. 18.‘Carry Me On’ by THE BANKROBBER (Italy)
This new musing feels like a nightly gloaming. Acoustic soul-searching and intimate tenderness. The darksome sorrowfulness of several past and present crooners come
to mind when hearing this gloomy song.
Dream away…
19. ‘Man Alone (Can’t Stop The Fadin’)’ byTINDERSTICKS (Nottingham, UK)
Surprising stonker! An 11-minute psychedelic and epic journey. Trippy and spacey.
From their new, 13th album, Distractions.
Follow the flow…
20. ‘Amsterdam’ by MOONLIGHT PARADE (UK)
Magical and red-colored ballad, combining the melodic melancholia of Teenage Fanclub and The Coral. A sweet little gem about a wonderful city I’m in love with for a long time now. Press play and let your thoughts drift away on a cloud.
Band: TINDERSTICKS Who: Successful outsiders from Nottingham, UK active since 1992
Album: DISTRACTIONS -the bands 12th LP Released: 19th February 2021
Uncut Magazine wrote: “In many ways, ‘Distractions’ is an enigma.
In years to come, we may look back on this record as transitional, or a
product of its times. But to hear a band of this vintage still listening, and
responding, to their instincts is a joy in itself.” Score: 8/10.
Turn Up The Volume: These moody troubadours, led by midnight crooner Stuart A. Staples, keep on exploring the human psyche with melancholic musings
with a slightly different sound as we are used to. Opening track Man Alone (Can’t
Stop The Fadin’) is a masterly 11-minute trip.
Band: TINDERSTICKS (Nottingham, K) Active: Since 1992
Album:DISTRACTIONS – 13th LP Out: 11 February Info: Tindersticks sounds fresh again. ‘Distractions’ is an album of subtle realignments
and connections from a restless, intuitive band. Rich in texture and atmosphere, it lives between its open spaces and details, always finding new ways to connect with a song.
The LP isn’t untouched by the lockdown, but it’s not a lockdown record.
Stuart A. Staples (frontman): “I think the confinement provided an opportunity
for something that was already happening. It is definitely a part of the album, but
not a reaction to it.”
– MAN ALONE (CAN’T STOP THE FADIN’) –
Trippy & spacey, brill bass, pretty surprising!!
– YOU’LL HAVE TO SCREAM LOUDER –
Funky score! You can dance to Tindersticks now!!
