inner sleeve, and paintings of a boy and a girl (the painting of the girl had already appeared as the cover of "Marbles"). The cover is a reproduction of a painting, "The Red Dress", by popular mid 20th century Spanish artist Francisco Rodriguez Sanchez Clement. Critical reception Melody Maker said, "Some might consider releasing a double album as your debut a mite ambitious, but Tindersticks have that much more to offer. This album moves like a camera through a night in the heart of town. Behind the lens, a stranger, a lover and a fighter ... There's sweet romance at this album's core, even though it's tarnished by violence ... Their songs all invoke the uncomfortable claustrophobia of a big city ... So here it is, the main feature. Tindersticks is all I've said and more. And for Tindersticks, this epic movie is only the beginning." NME felt that "Tindersticks may not be perfect, but there's much on these four sides that warrants its alleged indulgence. For while the singles supplied a detailed sketch of the band's musical worth, the album offers the full picture, freshly painted and beautifully framed. Tacky in places for sure, but, on the whole, massively moving and daring ... gut instinct dictates that Tindersticks will be recommended as required listening in the winter months to come. The full impact of this amazing, exasperating, but ultimately fascinating album will yet be felt." AllMusic said of the album, "A thrilling, revelatory debut, Tindersticks is a chamber pop masterpiece of romantic elegance and gutter debauchery. Within the framework of a remarkably consistent and mesmerizingly dank atmosphere, the group covers a stunning amount of ground ... Fascinatingly constructed and strikingly ambitious, Tindersticks is insidiously labyrinthine: the music speaks softly but carries tremendous weight, and its hold grows more and more unbreakable with each listen." Accolades Tindersticks was named album of the year by Melody Maker and placed at number 13 on the NMEs equivalent list. In the list of NME'''s singles of the year for 1993, "Marbles" was placed at number 7 and "City Sickness" made number 42, while Melody Maker named "City Sickness" the fourth best single of 1993. Track listing All songs written and composed by Tindersticks. "Nectar" – 2:40 "Tyed" – 4:11 "Pt 1" – 0:41 "Whiskey & Water" – 5:51 "Blood" – 4:52 "City Sickness" – 4:00 "Patchwork" – 4:40 "Marbles" – 4:30 "The Walt