Stuart Ashton Staples (born 14 November 1965) is an English musician best known as the lead singer of indie band Tindersticks, in which he also plays guitar. Staples is noted for his crooning vocal style and a bass, nasal voice.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stuart Ashton Staples |
| Born | 14 November 1965 Basford, Nottinghamshire, England[1] |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Biography
editPrior to co-founding Tindersticks, Staples played in a band called Asphalt Ribbons, whose final line-up was nearly identical to that of his later band.[2] He has released two solo albums: Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04 and Leaving Songs.
Staples is also active as a film composer. He has provided the soundtrack to many of Claire Denis's films, including L'Intrus (2004),[3][4] White Material (2009),[5] and High Life (2018). Tindersticks had previously recorded the music to two other Denis films, Nénette et Boni and Trouble Every Day.[2] In 2007 Staples collaborated with David Boulter on the soundtrack to Tot Ziens! (We'll meet Again), a short by Belgian director Klaus Verscheure, and he also provided the music for the 2019 film Vers la bataille, the fourth film by Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux.
In 2017, the British Film Institute released Minute Bodies, a film he directed and scored with Christine Ott and Thomas Belhom of films by the naturalist F. Percy Smith.[6]
Solo discography
editAlbums
edit- Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04 (2005), Beggars Banquet
- Leaving Songs (2006), Beggars Banquet
- Songs for the Young at Heart (2007, with Dave Boulter)
- Arrhythmia (2018)
References
edit- ^ McKibbin, Tony (2009) "Profile - Stuart Staples (Tindersticks)", The List, 9 July 2009, retrieved 2011-01-21
- ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 1030-31
- ^ Sutton, Michael "Stuart Staples Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-21
- ^ Holden, Stephen (2005) "MOVIE REVIEW: The Intruder (2004) - An Inscrutable Traveler Embarks on a Staggered Path of Recollections", New York Times, 23 December 2005, retrieved 2011-01-21
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (6 September 2009). "White Material". variety.com. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ Epstein, Sonia (13 June 2017). "Interview with Stuart Staples on Minute Bodies". Sloan Science & Film.
