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Mantra Recordings - St Etienne (junk) Available from 7th October Saint Etienne's all new studio album "Finisterre" available on CD and LP. Set to kick off Monday, November 18 at the Palace in Los Angeles, this will mark the band's first stateside tour since the release of their new album 'Finisterre'. The new single 'Action', to be released on 26th August, is the first from the 'to-be' highly acclaimed album 'Finisterre', due out in September, and already hailed by Paul Lester at Uncut as the "best album since Foxbase Alpha" and Simon Price as the "best ever". mantrarecordings.com /stetienne   (442 words)

Mantra Recordings - St Etienne (junk) Available from 7th October Saint Etienne's all new studio album "Finisterre" available on CD and LP. Saint Etienne have just confirmed a U.S. tour. It's a bit of a Mantra DJ-fest with King Of Woolworths and St Etienne's Pete Wiggs on the decks. www.mantrarecordings.com /stetienne   (442 words)

Saint Etienne News The onedotzero film festival is being held at the ICA (London) in May. As part of it, they will be screening Saint Etienne's film, 'Finisterre' and the band will also be making a presentation as part of the May 20th showing. Michael Beattie writes "At the San Francisco show, flyers with the following info were passed out: "Tonight you will be watching scenes from the Saint Etienne film Finisterre--a new film about London by Paul Kelly and Kieran Evans coming to a cinema near you in 2003." Sarah mentioned that it would be released on DVD. Saint Etienne Heaven has been in a 'relaxed' state for a while now... www.saint.etienne.net /news   (558 words)

Saint Etienne: Finisterre - PopMatters Music Review At its best, Finisterre finds Saint Etienne exploring new moods within their familiar formula of '60s acoustic sounds meet '90s electronica rhythms; at its worst, which is far more often, it clumsily grafts hip-hop and electro-synth on to the group's increasingly shopworn pop hooks. Saint Etienne's single biggest problem hasn't changed: Sarah Cracknell, while she has her moments, just isn't a terribly interesting vocalist or lyricist (it's no coincidence that the best thing Saint Etienne ever recorded, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", doesn't feature her). You can hear echoes of Saint Etienne in the music of everyone from Groove Armada to Bent to Lemon Jelly; the problem is, they're all doing better, more interesting work than Cracknell, Stanley and Wiggs have been able to muster in years. popmatters.com /music/reviews/s/stetienne-finisterre.shtml   (595 words)

Delusions of Adequacy Reviews - Saint Etienne It's been several years since we last heard from Saint Etienne, but the band has always spaced out their releases. Bouncy, catchy, yet still possessing some of Saint Etienne's trademark atmospheric backdrops, the songs shine from Sarah Cracknell's gorgeous vocals. I've never been the biggest fan of Saint Etienne, but there's no mistaking the ability of this band. www.adequacy.net /reviews/s/saintetienne.shtml   (345 words)

Saint Etienne: Finisterre - PopMatters Music Review At its best, Finisterre finds Saint Etienne exploring new moods within their familiar formula of '60s acoustic sounds meet '90s electronica rhythms; at its worst, which is far more often, it clumsily grafts hip-hop and electro-synth on to the group's increasingly shopworn pop hooks. Saint Etienne's single biggest problem hasn't changed: Sarah Cracknell, while she has her moments, just isn't a terribly interesting vocalist or lyricist (it's no coincidence that the best thing Saint Etienne ever recorded, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", doesn't feature her). You can hear echoes of Saint Etienne in the music of everyone from Groove Armada to Bent to Lemon Jelly; the problem is, they're all doing better, more interesting work than Cracknell, Stanley and Wiggs have been able to muster in years. popmatters.com /music/reviews/s/stetienne-finisterre.shtml   (545 words)

Saint Etienne: Finisterre: Pitchfork Review Finisterre also finds a band known for their cut-and-paste raiding of pop's past pillaging their own career. The trick is that Saint Etienne records are in fact not all about style and sonics: like all great pop records, they're about the emotions we don't get to share, about perfectly articulating the passion of someone's everyday life. And in London, Saint Etienne released their first self-penned single with Sarah Cracknell on it; it was called "Nothing Can Stop Us", and that was true. www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/s/saint-etienne/finisterre.shtml   (513 words)

wbur.org Arts - Music - Finisterre What makes the London trio Saint Etienne and its new album Finisterre so refreshing is that it will quench a listener's healthy desire for something fresh and diverse, for thoughtful and ambitious pop. The latest album, "Finisterre," maintains the band's mesmerizing synth-pop yet manages to showcase the band's advanced techniques. The most attractive qualities of Saint Etienne are the dexterously woven layers in each song, a combination of sugar and spice that is catchy enough to send you around the house doing the shimmy, yet gentle enough to sip tea with on a rainy Sunday. www.wbur.org /arts/2002/50068_20021106.asp   (842 words)

Saint Etienne - Finisterre - Stylus Magazine Saint Etienne have built a career out of distilling every major non-guitar sound into one swoon-inducing sound. Here back on solid concrete of London town, Saint Etienne have regained their touch. Despite releasing one of the most catchy, witty, and consistently lovable batch of singles of the 1990s, the band never lobbed one close enough to the top of the charts in their native UK to be saddled with the pressures that unnerved other unlikely mainstream stars such as Pulp. www.stylusmagazine.com /review.php?ID=914   (660 words)

Plexifilm -- New DVD Releases Digitally shot and edited, FINISTERRE evolved alongside the Saint Etienne album of the same name. Paul Kelly has been working closely with Saint Etienne for several years designing much of their artwork, directing a number of promos and even enjoying a spell as guitar player in the live touring band. Presented and scored by Saint Etienne, the film takes us on a journey from the suburbs into the heart of the city over an imaginary 24 hours. www.plexifilm.com /finisterre.html   (618 words)

SAINT ETIENNE Returning with their first major release since 2002's Finisterre (Mantra), Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs and Sarah Cracknell are speaking up stateside in 2006 with a concept album and a new U.S. label. For additional information and near-daily news updates from Stanley himself, see www.saintetienne.com. In January, Savoy Jazz — imprint for the likes of John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Charlie Parker — will release Tales From Turnpike House, a series of musical vignettes focusing on one day in the life of a high-rise tower block. remixmag.com /mag/remix_saint_etienne/index.html   (102 words)

Arts Unlimited Arts features Remember Lea 'It's a bit grim, to tell the truth,' says Bob Stanley, whose idea it was to follow up 2003's Finisterre, Saint Etienne's acclaimed cinematic hymn to London, with a similar homage to the Lower Lea Valley. Saint Etienne have always been a London pop group, though not as obviously so as the Kinks, Madness or Squeeze. Stanley, as the dreamily impressionistic songs he writes for Saint Etienne often suggest, is a master of understatement. arts.guardian.co.uk /features/story/0,11710,1598403,00.html   (1668 words)

Mantra Recordings - St Etienne (junk) Available from 7th October Saint Etienne's all new studio album "Finisterre" available on CD and LP. It's a bit of a Mantra DJ-fest with King Of Woolworths and St Etienne's Pete Wiggs on the decks. Set to kick off Monday, November 18 at the Palace in Los Angeles, this will mark the band's first stateside tour since the release of their new album 'Finisterre'. www.mantrarecordings.com /stetienne   (442 words)

Finisterre -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Finisterre is an album by the British pop band (Click link for more info and facts about Saint Etienne) Saint Etienne. It was released by Mantra Records in 2002. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/finisterre.htm   (170 words)

Saint Etienne: Finisterre - PopMatters Music Review At its best, Finisterre finds Saint Etienne exploring new moods within their familiar formula of '60s acoustic sounds meet '90s electronica rhythms; at its worst, which is far more often, it clumsily grafts hip-hop and electro-synth on to the group's increasingly shopworn pop hooks. To be eclipsed by the upstarts must be frustrating, and it probably partially accounts for why Saint Etienne's last few albums have found the band obviously struggling to redefine their sound. Since the mid-'90s they've bounced back a little, with fair-to-middling albums like Good Humor and Sound of Water, but even at their best, latter-day Saint Etienne songs sound like a watered-down versions of those blissful early singles. www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/s/stetienne-finisterre.shtml   (580 words)

Saint Etienne: Finisterre (2002): Reviews At its best, Finisterre finds Saint Etienne exploring new moods within their familiar formula of '60s acoustic sounds meet '90s electronica rhythms; at its worst, which is far more often, it clumsily grafts hip-hop and electro-synth on to the group's increasingly shopworn pop hooks. Finisterre distills their Mellotrons, strummed guitars and electronic beats to a fine essence. Reminiscent of the Tiger Bay sound, Finisterre is a more accessible musical trip. www.metacritic.com /music/artists/saintetienne/finisterre   (539 words)

Saint Etienne: Finisterre: Pitchfork Review The trick is that Saint Etienne records are in fact not all about style and sonics: like all great pop records, they're about the emotions we don't get to share, about perfectly articulating the passion of someone's everyday life. Finisterre also finds a band known for their cut-and-paste raiding of pop's past pillaging their own career. If there's any criticism to be made it's only that the group doesn't let some tracks run free enough to back that up: "Action" and "New Thing" are just begging for the bigger kick drums that would turn them into flat-out stompers. www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/s/saint-etienne/finisterre.shtml   (514 words)

Saint Etienne Finisterre gullbuy review Many people have been writing that Finisterre sound like Saint Etienne in their Tiger Bay days. The chorus of Finisterre "Finisterre, to tear it down, and start again" has been going through my head for days, reminding my of the Dexy Midnight Runner's song"Geno" in a way. The closing track is the title song Finisterre. www.gullbuy.com /buy/2002/10_22/sainEtien.cfm   (713 words)

Saint Etienne - Finisterre This is not to say that Saint Etienne suffer as a result of wearing influences and knowledge like pretentious badges on their sleeves this time around. There's a strong possibility that Saint Etienne could score a hit with this tune, as it echoes around your head in the same way that this album echoes its scores of influences. The stand out track on Finisterre is the collaboration with Wildflower, Soft Like Me. Another laid back coffee shop tune, but this time Sarah Cracknell's (often criticized) vocals really hold up, and melt like butter all over the chorus. www.musicomh.com /albums/saint-etienne.htm   (366 words)

Sarah Cracknell St Etienne's Sarah Cracknell has been busy of late, after recently given birth to a baby boy Spencer (her partner is Saint Etienne manager Martin Kelly) she is busy currently touring North America in support of their latest album Finisterre. The frontwoman for British club-pop trio Saint Etienne, diva Sarah Cracknell was born April 12, 67 in Chelmsford, Essex; raised primarily in the Windsor area, as a youth she attended convent school, and later briefly studied drama. And in the midst of recording and releasing Saint Etienne's fifth album Sound of Water in summer 2000, Cracknell balanced out another solo effort entitled Kelly's Locker, which appeared in September 2000. www.portowebbo.co.uk /nottinghilltv/celebs&gossip-sarah-cracknell.htm   (166 words)

DIG Internet Radio - Tales from Turnpike House Saint Etienne's love of London has been solidified recently via a short film called 'Finisterre' (named after their last album), and Tales from Turnpike House feels like a very London kind of record... Review With Tracks: Saint Etienne - (Dial Up Windows Audio) - 5m08s First up, I should tell you I'm a huge Saint Etienne fan... www.abc.net.au /dig/stories/s1439496.htm   (873 words)

Saint Etienne (band): Just the facts... Saint Etienne is a British pop group, nominally led by Sarah Cracknell. Their latest album is Finisterre (additional info and facts about Finisterre), released in 2002. They began to shift towards a more atmospheric type of electronica (additional info and facts about electronica) in 2000 with the release of Sound Of Water, dividing their fanbase. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/saint_etienne_(band).htm   (345 words)

Saint Etienne Finisterre gullbuy review The sentiment of Soft Like Me reminds me of the catch phrase of the English magazine Living Etc. - "Staying in is the new going out." No, they're not talking about avoiding clubs: Living Etc. is talking about the pleasure of building comfortable surroundings around where you live, a theme Saint Etienne seem to support. The closing track is the title song Finisterre. Even though it doesn't feature the scrumptious Sarah Cracknell at all, Language Lab is one of my favorite tracks. www.gullbuy.com /buy/2002/10_22/sainEtien.cfm   (713 words)

InternetEd Reviews: Saint Etienne- Finisterre Overall, Saint Etienne’s sound is similar to that of Portishead (if Portishead took Prozac) with hints of Zero 7 showing through as well. The vocals--performed by Sarah Cracknell--are smooth and ethereal, sounding as if they float over the airy canvas of sound that is constructed by music manipulators Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. www.interneted.com /Reviewpages/saintetiennefinisterre.htm   (244 words)

CMT.com : Saint Etienne : Biography A year later, the trio followed up with Finisterre, and Tales from Turnpike House arrived in 2005. Though most Brit-pop bands rejected the dance inclinations of Saint Etienne, they nevertheless adopted the trio's aesthetic, which celebrated the sound and style of classic '60s pop. They revived the sounds of swinging London, as well as the concept of the three-minute pop single being a catchy, ephemeral piece of ear candy, in post-acid house Britain, thereby setting the stage for Brit-pop. www.cmt.com /artists/az/st_etienne/bio.jhtml   (909 words)

Saint Etienne - Tales From Turnpike House review - Album reviews - Music - Virgin.net Saint Etienne follow up their 2002 Finisterre release with a concept album about a 24 hour period in a block of flats. Saint Etienne - Tales From Turnpike House review - Album reviews - Music - Virgin.net Accompanying the melancholic, yet dancey tunes, which chart the lives of the characters who live in said Turnpike House, are the quirks and nuances that we've come to know and love about the band. www.virgin.net /music/albumreviews/saintetienne_talesfromturnpikehouse.html   (166 words)

Saint Etienne: Tales From Turnpike House (2006): Reviews The album comes out as their most organic since 1998's Good Humor; even the tracks driven by programming are warm in comparison to vast chunks of both Sound of Water and Finisterre. Turnpike is Saint Etienne's strongest record in years. I admit, TFTH is not an easy listen. www.metacritic.com /music/artists/saintetienne/talesfromturnpikehouse   (642 words)

Saint Etienne : Tales from Turnpike House - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect The album comes out as their most organic since 1998's Good Humor; even the tracks driven by programming are warm in comparison to vast chunks of both Sound of Water and Finisterre. The concept -- a day in the life of fictional characters who live in a house that does indeed exist -- allows for a range of material that's as broad as what can be heard on any other Saint Etienne album. On Tales from Turnpike House, the group gets two productions from Xenomania (Girls Aloud, Sugababes), several vocal arrangements from Tony Rivers (the Castaways, Harmony Grass) and son, some songwriting and vocal contributions from the misunderstood David Essex ("Rock On," "Stardust"), and assorted things from faces old and new. www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,3304784,00.html   (343 words)

Pitchfork: Daily Music News As for the new Saint Etienne studio disc, the band is currently in the studio polishing off tracks, and hope to have the finished product in stores early next year. Hopefully you'll be pleased with the finished record." This will be the group's first studio release since 2002's Finisterre, which was released on Mantra. While they've made no declaration of future recording plans, Yo La Tengo have announced that they'll be playing their third Hanukkah concert series, taking place at Maxwell's in Hoboken December 7th-14th. www.pitchforkmedia.com /news/04-11/04.shtml   (343 words)

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