A poised, confident CD, the work of someone who has already mastered his craft, not someone just starting out. Every tiny sound on the exquisite 12-song album is perfectly embedded in the carefully crafted music. It's a sound that is spare and open, yet dense and intricate at the same time. Think Nick Drake produced by Peter Gabriel. - San Francisco Chronicle.
If ever a band was qualified to write their own history, it's Saint Etienne. Not only is London Conversations their fourth compilation, but, in recent...
James Dalrymple - 21/Oct/2008
Saint Etienne has occupied a particular niche in British indie, long flirting with the mainstream but never quite breaking into it, maintaining a cert...
Dom Gourlay - 08/Oct/2008
It's hard to believe that nearly two decades have passed since one time Heavenly Social mainstay Bob Stanley started Saint Etienne with fellow capital...
Scott Plagenhoef - 02/Oct/2008
Compilations can be a difficult thing to assess. In addition to the quality of the music collected, other factors are in play: Is the record necessary...