Finisterre - Saint Etienne
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Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs build on the sparse, cool electronica sound of their last album, 'The Sound of Water,' with this latest release. Doves guitarist Jez Williams makes a guest appearance.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. 80
    Literate and heartfelt, the album's also a sonic riot, with gutsy electro, dream-pop and feminist rap jostling for attention beneath Sarah Cracknell's creamy vocals. [#11, p.142]
  2. 80
    Saint Etienne's most far-reaching album since Fox Base Alpha. [Nov 2002, p.124]
  3. 80
    It's clear Saint Etienne have returned from their pastoral hiatus, ready to do what they do best: distill and riff on music history's catalog with inimitable style and substance. [Nov 2002, p.98]
  4. 60
    The disc comes across like the best B-sides compliation you've never heard. [Nov 2002, p.77]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. robert
    9
    their best since "so tough". the title track has to be one of their best ever.
  2. DanT
    9
    Though I can't say I appreciate all their songs, the up tempo jams have been installed in my mix sessions to add much needed class and flavor for the ignorant masses that "dance" in my face. Expand

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