after a five-year hiatus, tindersticks returned in 2008 with a changed line-up, a new album ('the hungry saw') and crucially, fully recharged and regenerated. 'falling down a mountain', their eighth album, came together in two studios (le chien chanceux in france and icp in belgium) over three summer months in 2009. very much a group effort, aided by the new ideas of fresh additions earl harvin and david kitt, and a rare guest vocal appearance by mary margaret o'hara, it shows a colourful side to tindersticks.