Stuart A. Staples
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Stuart Ashton Staples is an English musician
best known as the lead singer of British indie band Tindersticks
, in which he also plays guitar. Staples has a very recognizable vocal style and a distinctively low voice.
, whose final line-up was nearly identical to that of his later band. He has released two solo albums: Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04
and Leaving Songs
. He has composed the soundtrack
to two film by Claire Denis
, L'Intrus (2004) and White Material
(2009)
Tindersticks had previously recorded the music to two other Denis films, Nénette et Boni
and Trouble Every Day. In 2007 he collaborated with David Boulter composing the soundtrack to Tot Ziens! (We'll meet Again), a short by Belgian director Klaus Verscheure.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
best known as the lead singer of British indie band Tindersticks
Tindersticks
Tindersticks are an Indie rock band from Nottingham, England formed in 1991. They released six albums before singer Stuart A. Staples took on a solo career. The band reunited briefly in 2006, but more permanently the following year...
, in which he also plays guitar. Staples has a very recognizable vocal style and a distinctively low voice.
Career
Prior to co-founding Tindersticks, Staples played in a band called Asphalt RibbonsAsphalt Ribbons
Asphalt Ribbons were a UK band that formed in Nottingham in 1987.The original line-up was Stuart Staples, Gaynor Backhouse, Gary Watt and Rob Howard. Dave Boulter replaced Rob Howard in 1989 and Will Carless also joined in 1989, just before they released their first EP, "The Orchard", on the...
, whose final line-up was nearly identical to that of his later band. He has released two solo albums: Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04
Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04
Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04 is the debut solo album by Tindersticks frontman Stuart A. Staples, released in 2005 on the Lucky Dog label. The album features contributions from Terry Edwards and Yann Tiersen, alongside some of Staples' Tindersticks colleagues...
and Leaving Songs
Leaving Songs (album)
Leaving Songs is an album by Stuart A. Staples, released on the Beggars Banquet label in 2006. The album features duets with Lhasa de Sela and Maria McKee, as well as a contribution from Terry Edwards...
. He has composed the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to two film by Claire Denis
Claire Denis
Claire Denis is a French film director and Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Early life:...
, L'Intrus (2004) and White Material
White Material
White Material is a 2009 French film directed by Claire Denis and co-written with Marie NDiaye.The films stars Isabelle Huppert as Maria Vial, a struggling French coffee producer in an unnamed African country, who decides to stay at her coffee plantation in spite of an erupting civil war...
(2009)
Tindersticks had previously recorded the music to two other Denis films, Nénette et Boni
Nénette et Boni
Nénette et Boni is a 1996 feature film directed by Claire Denis, written by Denis in collaboration with Jean-Pol Fargeau.The soundtrack to the film is by the English band Tindersticks....
and Trouble Every Day. In 2007 he collaborated with David Boulter composing the soundtrack to Tot Ziens! (We'll meet Again), a short by Belgian director Klaus Verscheure.
Albums
- Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04 is the debut solo album by Tindersticks frontman Stuart A. Staples, released in 2005 on the Lucky Dog label. The album features contributions from Terry Edwards and Yann Tiersen, alongside some of Staples' Tindersticks colleagues...
(2005), Beggars BanquetBeggars Banquet RecordsBeggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels... - Leaving SongsLeaving Songs (album)Leaving Songs is an album by Stuart A. Staples, released on the Beggars Banquet label in 2006. The album features duets with Lhasa de Sela and Maria McKee, as well as a contribution from Terry Edwards...
(2006), Beggars Banquet - Songs for the Young at HeartSongs for the Young at HeartSongs for the Young at Heart is a children's music album put together by Stuart A. Staples and Dave Boulter, both from the band Tindersticks...
(2007, with Dave Boulter)