''Falling Down a Mountain'' is the eighth

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by English rock band

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, released in 2010 on 4AD/ Constellation Records. The album peaked at number two in Greece, and achieved modest chart placings in other European countries.

Critical reception

The album was released to generally positive reviews. '' Drowned in Sound'' felt that Tindersticks have "created a record that certainly rivals, if not betters any of its three predecessors from the past decade". ''

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'' summed up the record by saying "it leaves a very hazy, almost spectral impression when it ends. But it's also warm and in some ways comforting, and it improves the more you listen to it and tease out the details in the songs."

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described the album as "the sound of a band rediscovering themselves" and '' Uncut'' had a similar view, saying Tindersticks sounded like "a band with restored self-belief, again loving doing what they do better than anyone else".

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said "''Falling Down a Mountain'' isn't exactly a major reinvention, but it does back up the golden-hued sky gracing its cover with some of their most upbeat and optimistic songs to date". ''

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'' was more measured, describing the album as "a dislocated creature" but "the moments of oddness whetted our palette for more." ''

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'' was equally unimpressed, calling it "the sound of Tindersticks going through the motions". In 2011 it was awarded a silver certification from the

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which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Stuart Staples except where indicated. #"Falling Down a Mountain" – 6:33 #"Keep You Beautiful" – 3:23 #"Harmony Around My Table" – 5:06 #"Peanuts" (with Mary Margaret O'Hara) – 4:37 #"She Rode Me Down" – 3:18 #"Hubbards Hills" (Dan McKinna) – 3:04 #"Black Smoke" – 3:43 #"No Place So Alone" – 3:12 #"Factory Girls" – 5:55 #"Piano Music" – 5:46

Personnel

* Stuart Staples – lead vocals, acoustic guitar *David Boulter – keyboards, percussion *Neil Fraser – guitar *Dan McKinna – bass, vocals * Terry Edwards – trumpet *Earl Harvin – drums * David Kitt – guitar, vocals

Charts

References

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