One of the most distinctive British acts since their 1993 debut, Tindersticks have filtered the dark romanticism of Leonard Cohen, Ian Curtis, and Scott Walker through the bizarre pop songcraft of Lee Hazlewood and the aesthetics of indie rock. Crafting songs with literary lyrics, intertwining melodies, mumbling vocals, and gently melancholy orchestrations, they gained a dedicated cult following with their eponymous first full-length, which was named Album of the Year by Melody Maker. At their best -- their 1993 and 1995 self-titled albums, 1997's Curtains, 2001's Can Our Love…, and 2012's The Something Rain -- they crafted richly orchestrated, darkly beautiful music that often felt like soundtracks to imaginary movies. Not surprisingly, they would find themselves scoring motion pictures, including several projects with director Claire Denis. 2021's Distractions saw the group exploring new directions with electronics and ambient textures.