Tindersticks Posters

Tindersticks’ music, in particular their mid-period albums, could easily be the soundtrack to the best 60s or 70s movie that was never made. These poster celebrate that style with their songs re-imagined as old movie posters.

Why did I make these? No real purpose other than to celebrate the band and their music.

El Diabolo En El Ojo

from ‘Tindersticks’ (1995)
This song has a smoky, brooding theme that evoked a Hitchcock-ian thriller.

The Organist Entertains

from ‘The Hungry Saw’ (2008)
This is one of those tracks that on paper shouldn’t work at all. The title - borrowed from Radio 4’s insomniac-pensioner-friendly programme - should send everyone running for the hills. However, it ends up being a compelling and atmospheric piece.

City Sickness

from ‘Tindersticks’ (1993)
Probably the best track on their first album, this has a guitar sound in the intro that just sounds like an old detective drama. Also has the string section that characterised and differentiated early ‘sticks music from so much of the rest of the music scene at the time (remember, the first album was relased just as Britpop was gaining steam).

Talk To Me

from ‘Tindersticks’ (1995)
I have previously said that this is what ‘Thriller’ would have sounded like if Michael Jackson had grown up in 1970s Nottingham. Features some of their most vivid imagery and builds and builds.

Pulling Into The Sea

from ‘Leaving Songs’ by Stuart Staples (2006)
Not strictly a Tindersticks song, but this is probably my favourite ever song so it gets a dispensation. Just beautiful.