Stuart Ashton Staples (born 14 November 1965 in

Basford, Nottinghamshire Basford is a northerly suburb of Nottingham, England, incorporated into the city in 1877. It gave its name to Basford Rural District, which existed from 1894 to 1974. The ward population at the 2011 census was 16,207, estimated at 16,779 in 2 ...

)McKibbin, Tony (2009)
Profile - Stuart Staples (Tindersticks)
, '' The List'', 9 July 2009, retrieved 2011-01-21 is an English

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

best known as the lead singer of

indie Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming *Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies *Indie game, any game (board ...

band

Tindersticks Tindersticks are an English alternative rock band formed in Nottingham in 1991. They released six albums before singer Stuart A. Staples embarked on a solo career. The band reunited briefly in 2006 and more permanently the following year. Th ...

, in which he also plays guitar. Staples is noted for his recognisable

crooning Crooner is a term used to describe primarily male singers who performed using a smooth style made possible by better microphones which picked up quieter sounds and a wider range of frequencies, allowing the singer to access a more dynamic range ...

vocal style and a distinctively low, nasal voice.

Biography

Prior to co-founding Tindersticks, Staples played in a band called

Asphalt Ribbons Asphalt Ribbons were an English rock band that formed in Nottingham in 1987. The original line-up was Stuart Staples, Gaynor Backhouse, Gary Watt and Rob Howard. Dave Boulter (organ and accordion) replaced Rob Howard in 1989 and Will Carless ...

, whose final line-up was nearly identical to that of his later band.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 1030-31 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 A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack o ...

to many of Claire Denis's films, including '' L'Intrus'' (2004),Sutton, Michael
Stuart Staples Biography
,

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

, retrieved 2011-01-21Holden, Stephen (2005)
MOVIE REVIEW: The Intruder (2004) - An Inscrutable Traveler Embarks on a Staggered Path of Recollections
, ''

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...

'', 23 December 2005, retrieved 2011-01-21 '' White Material'' (2009), and '' High Life'' (2018). Tindersticks had previously recorded the music to two other Denis films, ''

Nénette et Boni ''Nénette'' is a 2010 French documentary film about a 40-year-old female orangutan living in the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, (the zoo in Paris, France). The film, directed by Nicolas Philibert presents an intimate portrait of the ape, ...

'' and '' Trouble Every Day''. 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 The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...

released ''Minute Bodies'', a film he directed and scored with

Christine Ott Christine Ott (born 10 August 1963) is a French pianist, vocalist, ondist,

and Thomas Belhom of films by the naturalist

F. Percy Smith Frank Percy Smith (12 January 1880–24 March 1945) was a British naturalist and early nature documentary pioneer, who explored time-lapse photography, microphotography, microcinematography, and animation. Biography Percy Smith was the son ...

Solo discography

Albums

*'' Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04'' (2005), Beggars Banquet *'' Leaving Songs'' (2006), Beggars Banquet *'' Songs for the Young at Heart'' (2007, with Dave Boulter) *''

Arrhythmia Arrhythmias, also known as cardiac arrhythmias, heart arrhythmias, or dysrhythmias, are irregularities in the heartbeat, including when it is too fast or too slow. A resting heart rate that is too fast – above 100 beats per minute in adults ...

'' (2018)

References

External links

* 1965 births Living people English rock singers English male singers English rock guitarists English film score composers English male film score composers People from Nottingham English male guitarists {{England-musician-stub