St. Etienne

Saint Etienne — Tales From Turnpike House

Turnpike House dropped months back in England to the usual crickets chirping of a Saint Etienne release, but reviews began surfacing with phrases like "best album" and "in 10 years." So, ta-da! Domestic release. Now don't get scared, but it's a concept album — though as a disconnected, day-in-the-life look at various residents...
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 Tales From Turnpike House

St. Etienne

Although stylish with their light, elegant electronic pop, over the past ten years St. Etienne have not been able to move beyond their status as second-string Brit-popsters. Nor do they pass muster with Sound Of Water, an obvious stab at a more mature sound which ups their lush, Bacharach-esque MOR quotient with loads of strings, nylon-strung...
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Sound Of Water
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