Following the release of solo album 'Leaving Songs', and last year's 'Lucky Dog Recordings', Stuart and his band have recently toured America and are currently playing shows in Europe - just a few dates to go :

28 - Barcelona, Apolo
29 - Madrid, Arena
30 - Cadiz, Aula

Stuart A. Staples releases his second solo album 'Leaving Songs', outside the US, on Monday the 29th of May 2006. The beautifully understated debut, 'Lucky Dog Recordings '03-'04' saw Stuart record material from the previous two years at his home studio. 'Leaving Songs' is a collection of songs written over the last year and recorded at Mark Nevers' studio in Nashville, with Dave Boulter, Neil Fraser and drummer Thomas Belhom. Further sessions at Lucky Dog studio featured Tindersticks' stalwart Terry Edwards and longtime collaborator, Gina Foster.

The US will get a special double CD edition, due on June 6th, which includes Stuart's debut solo album 'Lucky Dog Recordings '03-'04'.

All songs were written and produced by Stuart A. Staples. The album also features duets with Maria McKee ('This Road Is Long') and Lhasa de Sela ('That Leaving Feeling'), the latter being released as a 7" and download single on May 15th.

Stuart A. Staples will be performing at the following dates -
May
31st - The Sugar Club, Dublin (link)
June
2nd - Primavera Festival (Barcelona)
3rd - Santiago Alquimista, Lisbon, Portugal
5th - Bush Hall, London, UK
8th - St. Johanniskirche, Hamburg-Harvestehude, Germany
24th, Cabaret Sauvage, La Villette, Paris

'Leaving Songs' will be available on CD (BBQCD246) and vinyl (BBQCLP 246). Tracklisting is as follows:

1. Goodbye To Old Friends
2. THERE IS A PATH
3. Which Way The Wind
4. This Road Is Long
5. One More Time
6. Dance With An Old Man
7. That Leaving Feeling
8. Already Gone
9. This Old Town
10. Pulling In To The Sea

Watch the video for "That Leaving Feeling": Real High | Real Low

Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04, released 11th July 2005 is a new album from Stuart A. Staples. Here's what the man himself has to say about it:

"This album grew out of a collection of one-off recordings, usually played only once, for no particular reason. Mostly from a session one morning around April 03 when Suzanne told me to 'just go and make something' when she became fed up with me moping around.

Accidental piano loops, old trombone ideas, snippets of rhythms and drones, a recent purchase of an old Lowrey organ all seemed to hold something new for me. I didn't know what I wanted, but I knew what I didn't.

After years of making beautifully crafted music with the band, I felt more than ready to appreciate the ugly and awkward. Now I realise the albums I couldn't help but listen to at the time were Springsteen's 'Nebraska' and Cabaret Voltaire's 'Voice of America', I suppose it makes some kind of sense.

Over time each idea asked for for more and gradually other players came 'round and helped them along. David Boulter played much of the organ and harmonium, myself and Neil Fraser had an afternoon together and made the basis for 'Say something now' and 'Shame on you'. Terry Edwards played the saxes and arranged the silver band on 'I've come a long way'. Thomas Belhom added the drums and Yann Tiersen played the piano on 'She don't have to be good to me'. 'Huge and Stout' of the 'Tiger Lillies' gave 'People fall down' its rhythm and Gina Foster sang.

Ian Caple brought invaluable expertise to the mixing stage and Suzanne helped me take the plant photos, that had been growing in my mind while I was working on the music."

This is 'Bareback', the first and the definitive DVD collection of videos from Tindersticks. The DVD includes nine stylized short films, all directed by Tindersticks long term friend and international Emmy award winner and Bafta nominee Martin Wallace. Martin Wallace has been collaborating with Tindersticks since 1993. This collection therefore spans the Tindersticks full repertoire by including songs from their Beggars Banquet releases and from their four earlier Island Records albums.
Complimenting the Tindersticks history of writing understated yet beautifully sublime music, the films themselves are tasteful and truly original. This DVD is a welcome escape from a fast and furious world of the MTV generation, subtle, intelligent, breathtaking and heart-warming just like the Tindersticks themselves.

TRACK LISTING:
City Sickness
Travelling Light
Bathtime
Rented Rooms
Can We Start Again
Can Our Love
Don't Ever Get Tired
Sometimes It Hurts
The Art Of Lovemaking (Sexual Funk)

The US release date for 'Bareback' has been scheduled for March 8th, 2005.

"Tindersticks inhabit the realm of latter day Tim Buckley and Al Green. This is music of irrefutable power, verve and soul. " UNCUT

"Resigned, relaxed and breath-taking all at once" RECORD COLLECTOR

"Their songs are lushly orchestrated noir ballads that balance on a knife-edge of dark humour and brooding romanticism" TIME OUT

"Beautifully wrought songs about love, loss and regret but with soul and gospel now part of the equation there is little beyond the capacity of Stuart Staples and his group" THE TIMES

"Perfectly weighted, exquisitely fermented classics, melancholic and reflective, mature songs for the intelligent" THE GUARDIAN

The DVD, 'Bareback', will be released on 31st January 2005.

The full running order of films included is :

City Sickness
Travelling Light
Bathtime
Rented Rooms
Can We Start Again
Can Our Love
Don't Ever Get Tired
Sometimes It Hurts
The Art Of Lovemaking (Sexual Funk)

Tindersticks have announced some live shows in Spain with Low and The Dears:

18/11/04 Kafe Anzokia, Bilboa
19/11/04 Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona
20/11/04 Aqualung, Madrid
21/11/04 Republicca, valencia

Plus... drumroll..... The DVD is now re-scheduled for a 31st Jan release. Brilliant!

No sooner had we announced the release date of the Tindersticks DVD when we hit a production problem! So although we don't have a release date for the DVD any more, stay tuned and as soon as we do, we'll let you know! Sorry for the inconvenience!

There have been some reports in the press about the Tindersticks back catalogue, prior to them signing to Beggars Banquet, being reissued this year. To confirm, these will be issued via Island/Universal, however, there is a possibility Beggars Banquet will release them in the US.

Also, a long-form DVD including promo videos from the band's This Way Up/Island years is being planned for release on Beggars later in the year. Stay tuned for more information.

You can cCatch the Tindersticks live on April 4th at All Tomorrows Parties, Camber Sands and also on
16th Coliseum in Lisbon.

There's a new EP released on 13th October - an edited version of 'My Oblivion' plus 'Now it's Over' (previously unreleased) and a stupendous 14 minute instrumental version of 'Running Wild'.

Take a look at the incredible list of live dates on the tours page. The Tindersticks are going on tour - big time!

Watch the short film 'The Art of Love Making' by Martin Wallace featuring the Tindersticks' track ‘Sexual Funk’.

'The Art of Love Making' - RealVideo-lo
'The Art of Love Making' - Realvideo-hi

Tindersticks release their new single ‘Sometimes It Hurts’ on Monday the 21st of July 2003. The single follows the release of Tindersticks’ new long player ‘Waiting For The Moon’. ‘Sometimes It Hurts’ features a duet with celebrated world chanteuse Llasa De Sela and the single is backed with the band’s version of ‘My Autumn's Done Come’, originally featured on 'Total Lee!', the Lee Hazlewood tribute album released last year on City Slang. The enhanced CD also includes a rather unique short film by Martin Wallace entitled 'The Art of Love Making' which features the Tindersticks' track ‘Sexual Funk’.

Watch the video for the next Tindersticks single 'Sometimes it Hurts', due to be released on July 14th:

Sometimes it Hurts - RealVideo-lo
Sometimes it Hurts - Realvideo-hi

Monday May 5th brought the UK release of 'Don't Even Go There EP', featuring 'Trying To Find A Home' from the forthcoming album plus three additional unreleased tracks. The album is entitled 'Waiting For The Moon' and is released in the UK on 9th June. The band are due to go out on tour around the UK to coincide with the release of 'Waiting For The Moon' with three unique shows at the Royal Court Theatre in London's Sloane Square - and are also the first band to ever play live there. Visit the tours page for more details...

'Waiting For The Moon' will be available on CD (BBQ CD232) and vinyl (BBQLP232). The tracklisting for the album is:

1. Until The Morning Comes
2. Say Good Bye To The City
3. Sweet Memory
4. 4:48 Psychosis
5. Waiting For The Moon
6. Trying To Find A Home
7. Sometimes It Hurts
8. My Oblivian
9. Just A Dog
10. Running Wild

Check the official Tindersticks web site, where they are selling some special limited web only CD's - limited to 2,500 copies each (although some will be sold at live shows) - The Trojan Horse EP, and a live CD
from Lisbon, from October 2001. For more information go to www.tindersticks.co.uk

Tindersticks have announced a set of special live shows in the UK, including thress special nights at London's Royal Court:

Thurs 29th May - London
Fri 30th May - London
Sat 31st May - London
Mon 2nd June - Edinburgh
Tues 3rd June - Manchester
Wed 4th June - Leeds
Thurs 5th June - Brighton
Fri  6th June - Salisbury
Sat 7th June - Bristol
Sun 8th June - Nottingham

Visit the tours page for more details...

Exciting news just in. The band will be releasing a new E.P. on 5th May 2003 titled "Don't Even Go There E.P." on digipak CD (BBQ 367CD) and 12" vinyl (BBQ 367T). The tracklisting is:
1. Trying To Find A Home
2. Sexual Funk
3. Everything Changes
4. I Want You
We'll have more news very soon.

Thanks to everyone who made it along to Somerset House, hope you enjoyed it - the band certainly did. If you couldn’t make it, there are a few more chances to catch the band live this summer, here are details of all confirmed gigs at this point in time:

July 27th – Sedieres Festival – France
The band are playing with the five string players at this French festival, set in the grounds of a beautiful castle

July 28th – De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill – UK
This is a weekend festival in the grounds of the pavilion which is considered to be one of the most stunning 20th century buildings in the UK, it is an amazing 30’s building. This will be with the strings again and should be a lovely day by the sea. Bexhill is between Eastbourne and Hastings on the south coast.

August 21st – Bruges Festival – Belgium
This will be the only show in August, again with five strings.

September 22nd – Enzimi Festival – Rome – Italy
This is a free city festival that runs for 10 days.
This will be the first band only show this year.

Visit the tours page for more details...

The band are still trying to line-up some dates in America, Australia and South America this year and as soon as things fall into place we will let you know.

Tindersticks have announced a set of special live shows:

May 18th - Primavera - Barcelona
June 23rd - Somerset House - London
July 23rd - Sedieres - nr Brive - France
August 21st - Brugges festival

Visit the tours page for more details...

Tindersticks' soundtrack to Claire Denis' eagerly awaited and rather infamous new film 'Trouble Every Day' (starring Vincent Gallo and Beatrice Dalle) is released on Monday the 1st of October 2001 by Beggars Banquet. The film has been on release in France and other parts of Europe since mid-July, following it's controversial screening at the Cannes Film Festival, where it's storyline featuring graphic sex and cannibalism caused a furore.

This is the second time Tindersticks have worked with Denis (Nenette et Boni, 1996) and the film is her follow up to the much-acclaimed 'Beau Travail'. The album is an original score featuring the title theme, 'Trouble Every Day', which has already become a firm live favourite in the bands' set. The soundtrack was recorded in London last summer by the band with a host of other musicians.

'Trouble Every Day' will be available on specially packaged CD (BBQCD225) and deluxe limited edition vinyl (BBQLP225).

Tindersticks have also announced details of the most ambitious London show in their ten year career. The band will be headlining at The Royal Albert Hall in London on Friday the 12th of October 2001 with special support act David Kitt. The band will be performing songs from their most recent 'Can Our Love...' album (This is music of irrefutable power, verve and soul...discrete perfection” - Uncut) and favourites from their acclaimed back catalogue. This show will also feature a 20 piece string ensemble, backing singers and a brass section. Tickets available from usual outlets.

The band have also completed the music for a short animated film called Trojan Horse. It was made by Cosgrove Hall, the UK's leading and oldest animators (who have worked on everything from Danger Mouse to The Magic Roundabout) - such luminaries as Peter Hook have worked there over the years. The film is based on a short story by Raymond Queneau. In return, Cosgrove Hall have agreed to film a short animated video for the band's 'Can Our Love...' track, 'Dying Slowly'.

Tindersticks Digital Music Network launched. (PC Only)

Tindersticks release their first album for Beggars Banquet, entitled 'Can Our Love...', on Monday the 21st of May 2001. 'Can Our Love...', the band's fifth studio album, features eight beautiful, brand new Tindersticks tracks.

Tindersticks will be doing a short UK tour to coincide with the release of the album. Their London date will take place at Blackheath Hall on the album's release date, Monday the 21st of May . Lincoln will be supporting in London only and Mull Historical Society will be supporting at all the regional dates. See the tour section for complete dates.

Tindersticks will be celebrating both the European launch of 'Can Our Love...' and the band's 10th Anniversary at a special event in Brussels. 'Tindersticks At The Botanique' will take place over four nights from the 9th to the 12th of May at The Botanique in Brussels and will feature completely different Tindersticks shows every night + special hand picked DJs (including Andrew Weatherall, Arthur Baker, Johnny Chandler and Nick Brown) and special guest support acts including Paula Frazer, Grand Drive, Michael J Sheehy, David Kitt and Piano Magic. The event will also feature films that the band have been involved with, photo and artwork exhibitions and a video installation of new short films which have been commissioned for 'Can Our Love...'.

Tindersticks are Stuart Staples, Al Macauley, Dickon Hinchliffe, Dave Boulter, Neil Fraser and Mark Colwill. All songs on the album were written by Tindersticks. The album was made by Tindersticks and Ian Caple at Eastcote Studios in London.

'Can Our Love...' is available on CD (BBQCD222), limited edition gatefold CD (BBQCD222X) and gatefold vinyl (BBQLP222).