One track, four versions — all of them worth it.
Tinlicker & The Boxer Rebellion – Diamonds (Further Than I Ever Was)
This is the version that has been on repeat for months — easily 500+ plays at this point.
All versions are brilliant, but what really makes this track is the combination of Nathan Nicholson’s voice and lyrics, together with the way Jordi and Micha reshape it as Tinlicker. The remix builds around that vocal with a kind of quiet intensity, turning it into something more expansive without losing what makes the original so good.
I actually came to it the other way around though — first hearing it during Tinlicker’s live set at The Roundhouse.
Tinlicker Live at The Roundhouse (2023) — jump to 18:19
That moment sent me looking for the track — but the official release didn’t arrive until June 2025.
In between, this version was doing the rounds online:
Pre-release version
And the original track is just as important — and worth going back to:
The Boxer Rebellion — Diamonds (Promises, 2013)
Nathan Nicholson’s vocals show up across tracks with Tinlicker, Sultan + Shepard and others — and it is always a good sign when he is involved.