

Their songs are layered with smoky rich instruments and mysteriously enigmatic storytelling of troubled lyrics. Known also for creating soundtracks, their music feels like a background to an endless imaginary abstract movie where the sun never comes up.Ī gentlemen in suits band, if you have to, they can be described as an atmospheric orchestral unidentified rock, their sound is elegant, soulful and darkly jazzy mixed with world folk sounds varying from afro beats to mariachi inspirations. Never following a trend and never tinted by the industry’s corruption, I can safely say they never released a bad album, each being a timeless, never-out-of-fashion, unique hypnotic trip recognized by their signature sound.

Over the course of 11 studio albums since their first in 1993, a ground breaking album already mature enough to set the bar high and the strong pace for the long music adventure coming, the band continuously evolved and developed, consistently exploring and exploiting their characterized styles and themes. Nottingham, 1991, the members of the band Asphalt Ribbons formed the band we know today, Tindersticks.
