Tindersticks share new single ahead of North American tour

Tindersticks are prepping for their first North American tour in 16 years, and to celebrate are releasing a new 7″ single. It features “Walk Don’t Run,” one of the many standouts from last year’s fantastic Soft Tissue, and the b-side is the song that gave the album its title but isn’t actually on the record. It almost was, though.

Gentle, with frontman Stuart Staples backed by electric piano, strings and little else, “Soft Tissue” was originally slotted to close the album but ended up being swapped out for “Soon to Be April.” Staples says, “‘Soft tissue’ was always a gem within the recordings we made for the album of the same name. It was a little heartbreaking when, in the end and when push came to shove, it was a choice between ’Soft tissue’ and ‘Soon to Be April’ as the closing song of the album. These hidden decisions when making an album are painful ones. Time will reveal if this was a correct one. I am still unsure.”

Staples adds, “The song came from a small idea thrown into the room of a recording session. The band played it twice – a special moment that we were able to catch in a recording. We listened to the playback and no one needed to say anything, there was such a powerful feeling in the room. Months of writing and arranging followed to form it into its shape as a song. But that moment when it all kicked off at the beginning is something that speaks of the essence of the album.”

“Soft Tissue” is a gorgeous, intimate song and you can listen to it below.

Tindersticks’ North American tour begins in NYC with two nights at Sony Hall on March 27 & 28, and from there heads to Knoxville for Big Ears, and then Montreal, Toronto, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago. All dates are listed below.

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Tindersticks – 2025 North American tour dates:
03.27 – New York, NY – Sony Hall
03.28 – New York, NY – Sony Hall
03.30 – Knoxville, TN – Big Ears Festival
04.01 – Montreal, QC – Outremont Theatre
04.02 – Montreal, QC – Outremont Theatre
04.04 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
04.06 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theatre
04.08 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
04.10 – Chicago, IL – Athenaeum Center