I watched the Claire Denis film Vendredi Soir (Friday Night) at the weekend, and thought it worth a mention of her regular collaborations with UK band Tindersticks, especially considering the imminent release of a box-set of the music used in their collaborations.
Their work together began with the 1996 film Nenette et Boni, and continued with Trouble Every Day (2001), 35 Rhums (2008) and White Material (2009), as well as Vendredi Soir (2002), the soundtrack to which was by Tindersticks Dickon Hinchcliffe and L'Intrus (2004) by the band's Stuart Staples.
The band make a late-night lushly orchestral sound, shout through with elements of jazz and soul. They have made eight full studio albums so far, as well as soundtracks and live releases. That they are not wider known is little short of a major injustice, although the use of one of their songs (Tiny Tears) in the soundtrack for The Sopranos did give them some well-deserved publicity.
The band have long been favourites of mine, and a 5CD/5LP box set of their Claire Denis soundtrack's is to be released on April 26 by Constellation records. The label has put a sample of songs on their website here >
According to Stuart Staples, the band began working with her at around the time she was writing the screenplay for Nenette and Boni, when they met at one of the band's gigs in Paris and she described what an impression their song My Sister made on her.
The band are promoting the release with some cinema-related shows, playing the Istanbul International Film festival on April 11, and playing at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on April 26 and 27, with a screening of Nenette et Boni and a discussion with Denis and singer Stuart Staples talking about their collaborations.
The band also appear in Los Angeles on April 30 and at the San Francisco Film festival on May 2, and Sweden's MADE film festival on May 13
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