12.12.19 I worked at a popular café in Seattle through the 90s. When I would play these guys inevitably a patron would approach and ask if this was the new Nick Cave album. As years have past their sound has separated from Cave’s signature. Though, Tindersticks would still bill nicely as The Bad Seeds opening act. The album I chose for Tindersticks in this top 1000 list was their 2nd self titled album from ‘95. Not only does No Treasure But Hope stand up to their 2nd but I think it is in the top 5 albums of 2020.

Mark Newington at Music Ohm writes: Tindersticks’ current line-up has solidified since the outfit’s resurgent second coming, and Staples has consciously changed the way in which they approach making music. Previously the process centred around writing songs, recording an album, and then finding that when songs were presented live that an often more grandiose live set-up sonically altered the music. In contrast, this time the aim was to reverse this sequence, and essentially to record things significantly quicker. Accordingly the whole project went from initial notes being recorded to mastering in the space of five weeks. Staples wrote all songs at his home in Ithaca, Greece before assembling the band and having acoustic rehearsals, six days playing and recording in Paris, and then one day in London recording strings and brass. . . .