The second of my 'one band one day' projects focused on Tindersticks, whose smoky, seductive music has been charming me since I first heard Marbles.
And then I gave their second album a listen…
Looking back, it’s a little disappointing that one of my most treasured musical moments took place in a city center branch of a well-known high street music chain. I could have at least been in some obscure independent backwater or smoky den. Still – talk about juxtaposition: a scruffy student in a brightly lit store, stickers all around imploring me, enticing with their offers…