Tindersticks - Sometimes It Hurts

What this video is

Released in 2003 as a single from 'Waiting for the Moon' — the sixth studio album by Nottingham-formed band Tindersticks and the last to feature their original six-piece lineup before an extended hiatus — 'Sometimes It Hurts' sits at a melancholy inflection point in the band's career. Critically described as 'more stripped down and introspective in nature,' the album and its singles reflect a retreat from…

Why it matters

A key document of early-2000s British chamber-pop and cinematic indie: 'Sometimes It Hurts' demonstrates the genre's capacity for orchestral gravitas within a minimal visual frame. The video's fast-cut montage against low-motion, warmly lit tableau compositions exemplifies the arthouse-promo…