The Hungry Saw, the latest from Nottingham's Tindersticks, has been lighting up stereos in Europe since April. Word now comes that The Hungry Saw will be released September 16th in
North America via Constellation.
After reforming to play a Don't Look Back show at the end of 2006 which honored their hugely original and influential early work, the band felt a sense of closure and decided it was time to reassess their position and motivations. That evening, proving a real catalyst for Tindersticks and giving them all a kick, led to the creation of The Hungry Saw.
The Hungry Saw finds original members Staples, Boulter and Fraser augmented by the rhythm section of Thomas Belhom (drums) and Dan McKinna (bass). A long list of guest players was also included in the sessions, including Terry Edwards on horns and brass arrangements, and Lucy Wilkins on lead violin and string arrangements. Recorded at Le Chien Chanceux studio, The Hungry Saw sessions were unlike any the band had previously known. The bulk of the recording came in a breakneck blast of just eight inspired days, with the quality and quantity of songs making for some hard choices when it came to whittle things down to a cohesive album.
There is something instantly masterful, authoritative, world-weary and wise about the Tindersticks sound - elements that are all in full and fine effect on The Hungry Saw. The new album is a true return to form for the band after a five year hiatus. While cloaked in the inimitably beautiful, tempered melancholy and delicate irony that has marked Tindersticks' past oeuvre, The Hungry Saw bristles with renewed energy, focus, experimentation and, yes, even playfulness.
Track Listing
1. Introduction
2. Yesterdays Tomorrows
3. The Flicker Of A Little Girl
4. Come Feel The Sun
5. E-Type
6. The Other Side Of The World
7. The Organist Entertains
8. The Hungry Saw
9. Mother Dear
10. Boobar Come Back To Me
11. All The Love
12. The Turns We Took
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