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Track: Waiting For The Moon
Artist: Tindersticks
Album: Waiting for the Moon

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Name: Tindersticks
Spotify Genres: baroque pop
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English band formed in 1991 out of [a275920] (formed in 1988) by [a=Stuart A. Staples] (vocals), [a=David Boulter] (organ & accordion), [a=Neil Fraser (2)] (guitar), [a=Dickon Hinchliffe] (guitar & strings) [a=Al Macaulay] (percussion & drums) and John Thompson (bass), who was replaced by [a=Mark Colwill] before their first recordings. They recorded six studio albums, two additional soundtrack albums, and many singles in the first stage of their career. After a hiatus between 2004 and 2008, the band's line-up was reduced down to Staples, Boulter and Fraser, with a rhythm section of [a=Earl Harvin] (drums) and [a=Dan McKinna] (bass) (and intermittent appearances by [a215721] and [a83515]). Their second act now eclipses their first line-up in terms of volume of output (if not commercial success). Tindersticks were one of the most original and distinctive British acts of the '90s, standing apart from both the British indie scene and the rash of Brit-pop guitar combos that dominated the U.K. charts. Where their contemporaries were often direct and to the point, Tindersticks were obtuse and leisurely, crafting dense, difficult songs layered with literary lyrics, intertwining melodies, mumbling vocals, and gently melancholy orchestrations. At the start of their career, the group filtered the dark romanticism of Leonard Cohen, Ian Curtis, and Scott Walker through the bizarre pop songcraft of Lee Hazlewood and the aesthetics of indie rock. Later recordings have been marked by the influence of soul music, and their excursions into instrumental soundtrack work (primarily working for director Claire Denis). Though their music was far from casual listening, Tindersticks gained a dedicated cult following in the mid-'90s, beginning with their eponymous 1993 debut album, and continue to release music to a dedicated fanbase.

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Release: Tindersticks - Waiting For The Moon
Year: 2003
Genres: Rock, Funk / Soul
Styles: Art Rock, Soul, Indie Rock

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LYRICS

We know this place... where we are... doesn't matter
We know this place, we've been here before
The stars are out waiting for the moon
The stars are out waiting for us
Pull the blanket now, creep down the stairs
Don't wake for little ones, the lazy cats, the mice are in their homes

The stars are out waiting for the moon
The stars are out waiting for us

Ease this raging mind, this raging love
Sometimes it feels like a knife, but not tonight
Sometimes it turns like a knife in me, not tonight

The stars are out waiting for the moon
The stars are out waiting for us