The Waiting Room (Tindersticks album)
The Waiting Room | ||||
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Released | 2016 | |||
Length | 48:00 | |||
Label | City Slang Lucky Dog | |||
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The Waiting Room is the eleventh studio album by the British band Tindersticks, released in 2016 on the City Slang label. Some editions of the album came packaged with a short film that had been commissioned for each song by various directors.[1]
Music
Opening track "Follow Me" was the final song recorded for the album. When the band needed a piece of music to act as an introduction, Stuart Staples and
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10[1] |
PopMatters | [9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Waiting Room received an average score of 82, based on 20 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3] Marc Burrows of Drowned in Sound called it "a rich, warm, comfort blanket of a record, marbled with veins of darkness and light",[7] while AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek called it a "mixed bag".[4]
Accolades
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Rough Trade | Albums of the Year | 2016 | 13[10]
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Track listing
All songs written by Stuart A. Staples, except where noted.
- "Follow Me" (Bronislau Kaper) – 2:45
- "Second Chance Man" – 3:56
- "Were We Once Lovers?" – 4:49
- "Help Yourself" – 5:38
- "Hey Lucinda" (featuring Lhasa de Sela) – 5:16
- "This Fear of Emptiness" (David Boulter) – 3:59
- "How He Entered" (Dan McKinna, Staples) – 4:46
- "The Waiting Room" – 4:54
- "Planting Holes" (Boulter) – 2:03
- "We Are Dreamers!" – 5:21
- "Like Only Lovers Can" (Boulter, Staples) – 4:33
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Pitchfork Media. Archivedfrom the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ a b Heller, Jason (14 January 2016). "Stuart A. Staples On Tindersticks' 'The Waiting Room,' Track By Track". NPR. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "The Waiting Room — Tindersticks". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (22 January 2016). "Chamber rockers Tindersticks stay dark and soulful on The Waiting Room". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ Goggins, Joe (22 January 2016). "Album Review: Tindersticks — The Waiting Room". DIY. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ a b Burrows, Marc (29 February 2016). "Album Review: Tindersticks — The Waiting Room". Drowned in Sound.
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(help) - ^ Gibsone, Harriet (21 January 2016). "Tindersticks: The Waiting Room review – injects life into the loucheness". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Whitelock, Ed (10 February 2016). "Tindersticks: The Waiting Room". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Tindersticks – The Waiting Room" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tindersticks – The Waiting Room" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tindersticks – The Waiting Room" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tindersticks – The Waiting Room" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Tindersticks – The Waiting Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Tindersticks". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Tindersticks – The Waiting Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tindersticks – The Waiting Room". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
External links
- The Waiting Room at Discogs (list of releases)