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9.0
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9.0 |
The Music
What Saint Etienne’s ninth has pulled off is a document that wears their Britishness proudly and with good humour. An unexpected groovy treat
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9.0
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9.0 |
Uncut
A clutch of glistening electronic pop gems
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8.5
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8.5 |
The Quietus
Their ability to whip magic out of the everyday and illuminate the missing pieces is something that few so-called bands-of-the-people have ever been capable of, and after nine albums, is as strong as ever
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8.1
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8.1 |
Gig Soup
Saint Etienne have taken Ray Davies’ model of Little England and have given it an urban makeover
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Digital Fix
Home Counties expertly casts that gaze outwards to the leafy suburbs, the dreams of escapism, and the melancholia
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8.0
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God Is In The TV
Isn’t as instant their last two records, but it’s an equally rewarding listen. It makes you hope these skilled musicians continue making records this beautiful for another 25 years
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
As they move closer to the middle ground, Saint Etienne are far from re-inventing the wheel, but in writing delectable pop hooks about a place as decidely uncool as the home counties, that was never really the point
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
Every song is a fully formed gem underscoring Saint Etienne's unique way with setting reflective pop upon a dance floor chassis. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
This superb album is a warm-hearted love letter not just to the Home Counties but also – no matter where you live – home, sweet home
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8.0
96365
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
With Home Counties, St Etienne have made an album to return to again and again
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
A winningly witty paean
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8.0
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musicOMH
Saint Etienne at their very best, blending breezy observations and harmonies with a deep seated emotion, centred around the need for a place to call home
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mixmag
They sound as assured as ever
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8.0
96526
8.0 |
Q
27 years after their debut, their edge is still keen. Print edition only
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7.6
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7.6 |
Pitchfork
The unhurried new album from English indie pop trio Saint Etienne centers on a theme of geography. Across 19 tracks, the band offers a day-in-the-life snapshot of their native London commuter towns
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7.5
96538
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Has much to offer in the way their greatest records always have-infectious hits, interesting soundscapes, nods to musical history, all under the sprawling umbrella of pop
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
Finding Arcadia in the Brexit heartlands
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6.0
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6.0 |
Clash
The band’s approach to music-making has always been as eclectic as their references, but generally they’ve stuck to one approach per album. Unfortunately this is where ‘Home Counties’ comes a bit unstuck. There’s quite a lot going on
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5.0
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5.0 |
PopMatters
Saint Etienne will always be interesting, and may still have a classic album in them, but maybe they need to drop the intellectual tendencies and simply embrace the music of the idols whom they so clearly adore
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4.0
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4.0 |
Spectrum Culture
An expanse of common adequacy rather than notability
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