Stuart A. Staples

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Lead singer of the Tindersticks. Born on 14 November 1965
in Nottingham.

Like Tom Waits or Mark Lanegan, Stuart Staples has a ragged voice that sounds like it’s been wrecked by years of cigarettes and alcohol. Whether singing his lyrics in a whispery croon or incoherent mumble, Staples captures the twilight atmosphere of a lonely, dilapidated pub, creating sorrowful music that has little punch in daylight but becomes cathartic for lost souls in the late evening. In 1992, Staples formed the Tindersticks, originally a trio called Asphalt Ribbons, in Nottingham, England. Including Asphalt Ribbons members David Boulter (keyboards) and Dickon Hinchcliffe (violins) as well as Neil Fraser (guitar), Mark Colwill (bass), and Al Macaulay, the Tindersticks immediately won over the British press with their eponymous first LP in 1993, selected as Album of the Year by Melody Maker. Often compared to Waits, Nick Cave, and Leonard Cohen, Staples’ erotically charged and hauntingly disconsolate stories about relationships expanded the Tindersticks’ audience with each outing. Through word-of-mouth and stellar reviews, the band established a loyal following in America in the ’90s with no commercial radio airplay. Although the Tindersticks’ later efforts, such as 1997’s Curtains and 1999’s Simple Pleasure didn’t achieve the universal acclaim of their earlier LPs, Staples was still regarded as one of the finest songwriters in England.
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  • SOLOMUSIKA

    ♥ ))

    13 Apr 2:52pm Reply

  • radiohead-other

    <3 <3

    7 Nov 2012 Reply

  • lunadepomelo

    Ahh...esa voz..

    4 Aug 2012 Reply

  • ALPENGIRL

    i LOVE this man!

    2 May 2012 Reply

  • Pecuchet_

    stuart, hatun beni pisyediledi biliyosundur... sende onu itunesda, winampta, ipodda görürsen bişey deme; şarkını söyle geç. biliyosun ben bu kızı sevdiğimde pamuk gibi "bazan" der, karasu gibi iyelik eklerini ğ ile bağlardım. hızan ve fadeaway'lerimin efsane olduğu humuslu günler geride ve artık herkes kendi dizinin dibinde; r.e.m. dağıldı, ilhan irem vardı noldu şakası eskisi kadar komik değil ve babam bile artık torrent kullanabiliyor. pek yakında cohen de ölür, ama ne yazık ki umumi tuvaletler hala çetin altan'ın istediği hijyeni sağlayamadı. belki de o yüzden cari açık everestte... ayrıca bunları geç, ev arkadaşımın içi şişti sabahtan beri aynı şarkıyı dinliyorum bi de kirpiklerim daha küçük, kaşlarım da eskisine göre seyrek o güzele bakamıyoruz... ayrıca tez vakitte dickon'u al yanına gel rakı içelim...

    2 May 2012 Reply

  • splus127

    Magnifique...

    12 Sep 2011 Reply

  • Joe_Blacky

    Say Something Now

    12 Mar 2011 Reply

  • bloomofsilence

    his voice <3

    7 Jul 2010 Reply

  • Tschutschu78

    tolle stimme :-)

    17 Jun 2010 Reply

  • bellebokatz

    приятнейший светло-грустный курильщик

    6 Mar 2010 Reply

  • Nochek

    thanks, Stu. lOve.

    12 Feb 2010 Reply

  • Epicantus

    Absolutely fall in love with his voice!

    12 Oct 2009 Reply

  • timpape

    16 Summers 15 Falls is a Townes van Zandt cover. Don't wanna be a smart ass but this guy needs to be mentioned.

    9 Oct 2009 Reply

  • TheUniversalMan

    "Leaving Songs" may be the best thing he has done.

    6 Jun 2009 Reply

  • raven07456

    What a voice I could listen to him forever...... ; )

    1 Jun 2009 Reply

  • robhogg

    First heard his music in a comic shop in Bordeaux, France. I was trying to decide whether it was Johnny Cash singing, or Leonard Cohen (or maybe Johnny Cash singing Leonard Cohen). I eventually had to ask, and totally failed to catch the answer (the assistant said his name with very French pronunciation) and had to be shown the CD sleeve. I ordered Leaving Songs from Amazon the day after I got back. He is very good :-)

    19 Apr 2009 Reply

  • Millstek

    Great!!

    10 Apr 2009 Reply

  • lucyalaska

    one of my favorite voices... oh, how i love him...

    9 Apr 2009 Reply

  • Sarin69

    Saw him solo in NYC (St. Annes in DUMBO) and still have to say he's a better man with the rest of the Tindersticks. Sorry Stuart you smooth voiced S.O.B.

    29 Jan 2009 Reply

  • h2t

    http://www.lastfm.it/group/thee+mighty+hotel2tango

    25 Oct 2008 Reply
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