Rock Bottom Ballads, by Tin Fingers

Rock Bottom Ballads

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1.	Misstep 05:04	info
2.	Lullabye For Losers 04:29		buy track
3.	Drumming 04:47		buy track
4.	LSD 04:11		buy track
5.	Goodnight Piano 07:05		buy track
6.	Little More 03:20		buy track
7.	Nightclub 01:01		buy track
8.	Hideout 05:31		buy track
9.	5G 03:34		buy track
10.	Rock Bottom Ballad 05:24		buy track

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Tin Fingers takes on a darker, melancholic direction on their second full album. Felix Machtelinckx’ weeping vocals, preaching, searching, and trying to understand God, form the leitmotif. With rich melodies, haunting piano sounds, improvisations, first takes and no overdubs, Tin Fingers is searching for pureness and keeping things human and simple. The band is playing together intuitively, without a computer, without ego, just for the sake of music.

The creation of the album was very fluent and spontaneous. Singer Felix wrote the backbones of the songs and the lyrics on acoustic guitar and piano. He wanted to have songs ready in order to be able to record and write arrangements fast. With an eye for details but without overthinking, keeping the ideas fresh. ‘I wanted to stay in love with the music.’ he explains. ‘It needed to go fast, very fast, in just two weeks the entire album was recorded and ready to be mixed.’

In the studio, the band especially focused on picking the right mood rather than playing the right notes.

They were fed up with working on a computer for many hours, overthinking production choices, and adding instruments on top of each other as if they were Lego blocks. This time they decided to work in a more traditional way, going for first takes, jams, and essentially working with analog gear. No computers, no screens, no distractions. Only four humans in a studio trying to make a sound together by keeping things spontaneous and raw. They said goodbye to perfection and worked towards an unfinished product, a snapshot.

Tin Fingers also didn’t want to sound like any other artist on this record. They decided not to listen to music during the sessions, and to never express ideas by referencing other bands. Just before the studio session, however, bass player Simen Wouters broke the rules and shared Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s, I See Darkness. Its dark and searching sound ended up inspiring the band unmistakably.
Once the recording was finished, the band decided to keep the volatile rhythm going and asked reputable NYC-based mixer and producer D. James Goodwin to finish the job. Goodwin, known for his analog folk productions with a real American punchy sound but a tender touch, proved the right man for the job. He opened up the songs and kept things poetic, minimal but impressive.

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released November 17, 2023

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Tin Fingers Belgium

Tin Fingers is an indie band supporting a melancholic sound always with a twist. They've played major venues and festivals and resonated deep in the local cult veins and beyond. Their live shows are always explosive but at the same time intimate.
The band likes to reinvent itself, from psychedelia through alt-pop to indie folk. Tin Fingers were never going to be an easy one to label. ... more

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