Tindersticks (1993 album)
Tindersticks is the 1993 self-titled debut album by chamber pop band Tindersticks. It was named "Album of the Year" by Melody Maker.
Track listing
all songs written by Tindersticks
- "Nectar" – 2:40
- "Tyed" – 4:11
- "Sweet, Sweet Man Pt. 1" – 0:41
- "Whiskey and Water" – 5:51
- "Blood" – 4:52
- "City Sickness" – 4:00
- "Patchwork" – 4:40
- "Marbles" – 4:30
- "The Walt Blues" – 1:08
- "Milky Teeth" – 2:52
- "Sweet, Sweet Man Pt. 2" – 1:05
- "Jism" – 6:03
- "Piano Song" – 2:40
- "Tie-Dye" – 4:00
- "Raindrops" – 6:15
- "Sweet, Sweet Man Pt. 3" – 1:44
- "Her" – 3:29
- "Tea Stain" – 2:07
- "Drunk Tank" – 4:44
- "Paco de Renaldo's Dream" – 4:22
- "The Not Knowing" – 4:58
- "Fruitless" [*]
* bonus track on vinyl
2004 Remaster
The 2004 remaster contains two discs. The first is a remastered version of the above (minus "Fruitless"). The bonus disc contains "First Album Demos" as listed below:
- "The Sorrow the Joy Brings"
- "Fruitless"
- Whiskey & Water"
- "For Those..."
- "Blood"
- "City Sickness"
- "Patchwork"
- "Raindrops"
- "Piano Song"
- "A Sweet Sweet Man"
- "Visiting"
- "Drunk Tank"
Personnel
Additional personnel
Production
- Producers: Ian Caple, Tindersticks
- Engineer: Ian Caple
- Arranger: Tindersticks
- Sleeve design: Tindersticks
Review quotes
- "...Press superlatives, record company support, and the highly individual style of British indie rock sextet Tindersticks have ignited a fire of interest that looks likely to cross the Atlantic". -BILLBOARD
- "... it's the feel of rain-wet cobblestones and French cigarettes that immediately define Tindersticks' debut." -RAYGUN
- "... the band's delicately paced songs are woven around piano or organ beds, or gracefully sculpted guitar lines. Sitting in the middle, like a rich chocolate center, are the sultry vocals of Stuart Staples..." -CMJ
- "...Tindersticks is sprawling, ambitious, faltering, brilliant, romantic, spontaneous, spooky, flawed and delightful. About f**king time." -MELODY MAKER, ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- "...How truly refreshing it is to be utterly spellbound and gently disturbed, to see a band at the beginning of something that promises immeasurable greatness." -MELODY MAKER
Notes
- The first 1000 copies included four postcards.
- 1000 copies of the "Amsterdam CD" included a bonus disc.