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Editorial Review:
Waiting for the Moon finds the Tindersticks sticking firmly to the path that first won them praise, and inevitable comparisons to Nick Cave, Lee Hazlewood and Leonard Cohen, back in 1993 following the release of their eponymously titled debut. For the past decade the Tindersticks have thrived on building bold romantic soundscapes around the themes of despair and heartbreak and Waiting for the Moon doesn't disappoint, or surprise. Following the brooding majesty of their soundtrack to the bloodthirsty art-house flick Trouble Every Day, South London's reliably morose troubadours have returned with another dose of aching lyrical desolation and sweeping string-led melodies. Waiting for the Moon's first line sets the tone with frontman Stuart Staples enunciating in his trademark baritone boom, "My hands around your throat, if I kill you now they will never know".
Breaking from the sublime string-led norm, "4.48 Psychosis" features lyrics from Sarah Kane's play of the same name while tumbling distorted guitars shamble along like those on Velvet Underground's "Heroin". Elsewhere French-Canadian singer Lhasa De Sala adds some Gallic flavour to "Sometimes It Hurts" while "Just a Dog" finds Staples howling at the night. With strings reliably swirling between themes of anxiety and elation, when it comes to dour balladry and candid Goth cabaret, the Tindersticks deliver in style and with disarming regularity. --Christopher Barrett
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Waiting for a tune They started well. I have been avidly buying all the 'sticks releases since I heard them doing 'My sister' live on a late night slot on R1. I think the second offering was probably their finest moment and a piece of creative genious. Since then the mediocre tracks have started to appear on the releases and we get more "Pretty Words (Simple Pleasures) and less Tiny Tears (Second album)I think this probably stems from the time when they found out they could flog us soundtracks.
Dickon's dominance I have been a Tindersticks-fan for many years. But after the splendid album "Simple Pleasures" and the rather disappointing "Can Our Love", I had the feeling their inspiration had run dry. Was I wrong! This is definitely a good album, even though it does not have tracks that really stand out, except maybe "My Oblivion", which is currently my favourite track. What struck me was the big influence of Dickon Hinchliffe on this album. His singing is much more prominent. He has written or co-written most of... more info
A band on a roll Tindersticks are an under-appreciated gem of a band. They take the warmth of 'real' soul music and cross it with the melancholy of alt-country, whilst maintaining a skewed good humour.
With this album they haven't changed in any great way, just refined the souful vision that started with 'Simple Pleasure' and taken it further. 'Waiting for the Moon' has a mainly ballad-led feel, with an increased input from Dickon Hinchcliffe (their violinist and string arranger), who turns-in some impressive songwriting... more info
Music to make grown men cry A beautiful return to form for the 'sticks here, after the comparatively disappointing previous album 'Can Our Love..', this is more closer to their 'Second Album' phase, an album which spouted some beautiful and diverse songs.
Stuart Staples' voice is indeed unique and unmistakeable, but it gives way on some tracks here to Dickon Hinchcliffe - a voice hidden for too long on previous albums.
Favourite tracks here : er, all of them - seriously! Not a bad one amongst them!
