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- Summary: The British electronic pop trio return after seven years to work with producers Ian Catt, Richard X, and Nick Coler on its eighth studio album.
- Record Label: Universal
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Pop
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 24
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Mixed: 3 out of 24
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Negative: 1 out of 24
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May 25, 2012Words and Music, the first full studio album in an aeon from Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, is a masterclass of pop theory and practice in perfect harmony.
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May 14, 2012Wonderful stuff.
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May 21, 2012While Saint Etienne will always sound like Saint Etienne, these songs are their sharpest in over a decade.
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Jun 4, 2012The dizzying succession of beats per minute paired with thoughtful lyrics about music's role in shaping memories gives Saint Etienne a chance to create a rare entity: Dance music for the thinking person.
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Jun 7, 2012It has the vitality of today's top 40 dance-pop but is full of the kind of wisdom, wit and warmth that can only come with age.
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May 24, 2012Saint Etienne's best LP since 1994 masterpiece Tiger Bay.
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May 30, 2012Words and Music by St Etienne really brings it on itself, and the result is totally vapid.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Jul 13, 2012
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