SINGLE OF THE WEEK

Tindersticks: "Bathtime"

Not a jolly, splashing ditty but a plunge into emotional turmoil; the new single from Tindersticks mixes widescreen arrangements with the close, claustrophopic baritone of Stuart Staples, creating just the right balance of hot steam and cold tears. The first single from the forthcoming album, Curtains, Bathtime is Tindersticks at their well-scrubbed, guilt-ridden best.