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Distractions
Studio album by
Released19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
Length46:46
LabelCity Slang
Tindersticks chronology
No Treasure but Hope
(2019)
Distractions
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[1]
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Uncut[5]

Distractions is the thirteenth studio album by English alternative rock band Tindersticks. It was released on 19 February 2021 by City Slang.[6]

Critical reception

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Distractions was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78 based on 4 reviews.[2] AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.5 out of 10 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.[1]

In a review for AllMusic, Mark Deming wrote: "While a string quartet appears on two tracks, much of Distractions was crafted from simple guitar and keyboard figures, drum machines, and loops, with a vocal sample of Staples providing the framework of the opening track, "Man Alone (Can't Stop the Fadin')." The gentle strength of Staples' deep, whispery vocals takes up even more space than usual on these sessions, and on many tracks, it has little more than elemental guitar and keyboard lines to accompany it."[3]

Track listing

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Distractions track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."Man Alone (Can't Stop the Fadin')"Stuart Staples 11:07
2."I Imagine You"
  • Staples
  • Dan McKinna
  •  5:36
    3."A Man Needs a Maid"Neil YoungNeil Young4:42
    4."Lady with the Braid"Dory PrevinDory Previn6:59
    5."You'll Have to Scream Louder"Daniel TreacyTelevision Personalities5:13
    6."Tue-Moi"
    • McKinna
  • Staples
  •  3:33
    7."The Bough Bends"Stuart Staples 9:36

    Charts

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    Chart performance for Distractions
    Chart (2021) Peak
    position
    Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 10
    Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 15
    Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 80
    French Albums (SNEP)[10] 131
    Portuguese Albums (AFP)[11] 2
    Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 11
    Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 11
    UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] 6

    References

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    1. ^ a b "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  • ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  • ^ a b Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  • ^ Johnson, Steven (18 February 2021). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  • ^ Pattison, Louis (19 February 2021). "Uncut Magazine Review". Uncut. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  • ^ Pearis, Bill (18 January 2021). "Tindersticks announce new album, share "Man alone (can't stop the fadin')"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  • ^ "Austriancharts.at – Tindersticks – Distractions" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Tindersticks – Distractions" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Tindersticks – Distractions" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  • ^ "Lescharts.com – Tindersticks – Distractions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  • ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Tindersticks – Distractions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  • ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  • ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tindersticks – Distractions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  • ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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