| Tindersticks / Falling Down A Mountain |
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| Album: | Falling Down A Mountain | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Tindersticks | Added: | Jan 2010 | |
| Label: | Constellation Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-02-14 | Pull Date: | 2010-04-18 |
| Week Ending: | Apr 11 | Apr 4 | Mar 28 | Mar 21 | Mar 14 | Mar 7 | Feb 28 | Feb 21 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 25, 2012: | Pseudo-Brownian Motion Falling Down A Mountain | 4. | Apr 07, 2010: | Beatnik Bourgeoisie Factory Girls | |
| 2. | Apr 28, 2011: | e hele aku a ho'i mai Harmony Around My Table | 5. | Apr 06, 2010: | Lyric Ballads/Spider Rave Falling Down A Mountain | |
| 3. | Mar 30, 2011: | Nick & Noah: The Radio Show Falling Down A Mountain | 6. | Apr 02, 2010: | A2Z Black Smoke |
| Album Review |
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| Adam Pearson Reviewed 2010-02-02 | ||
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Melancholy, lush orchestral chamber pop. If you are unfamiliar with Tindersticks, they are a lounge-rock, chamber pop ensemble who incorporate restrained gloominess within the unusual intersection of barroom jazz, smoky lounge music, pop, rock, and maybe classical and soul. (Hipster alert: The Tindersticks were a major influence on The National.) Stuart Staples’ voice is a wholly unique smooth baritone. This album is the second in their vague comeback-but-not-really-a-comeback period. It is not heavy enough to really hold a candle to their early stuff (which everyone should be familiar with), but is more interesting than most ‘indie’ these days. For fans of all early Waits, Nick Cave, and Lambchop. *1. A loose, jazzy, 15/8 groove that is positively swirling with trumpet warbling, driving upright bass, layered, floating vocals. Arty as hell, interesting, atmospheric, and moody. (6:32) 2. Stripped back, delicate Tindersticks ballad, gentle, has a weird, gauzy 70s soul vibe kind of going, too. (3:22) 3. Handclaps, joyful major key xylophones, full piano, chant-y backing vocals, a capella section, warm; really is a nice pop song. (5:04) 4. Simplistic, minimalistic jingly piano chords, duet with Mary Margaret O’Hara, harmonica, mellow laid back. Not that great, though. (4:35) 5. Spanish-tinged stomp, like something off one of their self-titled albums, atmospheric, great trumpet part and fluttering flute. (3:17) 6. Ominous organ boardwalk instrumental that bobs along. Oddball piece that would fit in on any ‘organgasm.’ (3:03) *7. More of a straightforward song, vocals seem a little distorted and jagged, catchy, bizarre blend of snarly, western rock and soul; hazy, bumbly horns. Definitely surreal. (3:41) 8. Strummy, tambourines, blaring organs, delayed guitars, trebly, poppy. (3:10) *9. Slow, piano ballad, haunting, melodic, sweet, picks up in intensity to a jazzy storm of keys, delicate, beautiful. (5:53) 10. Instrumental. Descending, lush, dramatic strings underscored by steady, understated rhythm and light guitar work; sounds like a soundtrack piece. Very nice. (5:46) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Falling Down A Mountain | 6. | Hubbards Hills | |||
| 2. | Keep You Beautiful | 7. | Black Smoke | |||
| 3. | Harmony Around My Table | 8. | No Place So Alone | |||
| 4. | Peanuts | 9. | Factory Girls | |||
| 5. | She Rode Me Down | 10. | Piano Music |