Saint Etienne Tales From Turnpike House Vinyl

Yes it s an overused term but saint etienne have created their best album to date.

Saint etienne tales from turnpike house vinyl. The album s most favorable reviews including a five star review from dorlan lynskey of the guardian called it the group s best album yet with praise going towards the album s songwriting production arrangements sound vocal harmonies and sarah cracknell s. Electronic pop style. Usually concept works make the average listener run in horror but the band has created an accessible pop masterwork filled with insight. Tales from turnpike house is a series of songs narrating the various occupants of turnpike house and their pub.

B1 last orders for gary stead 4 28. A2 milk bottle symphony 4 04. These songs aside the real strength of tales from turnpike house lays in the softer quieter songs. Saint etienne switches moods as easily as most people change clothes.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2006 cd release of tales from turnpike house on discogs. Although there is a simple thematic concept to the album a day in the life of the. 4 3 out of 5 stars 25 ratings. Tales from turnpike house recorded at cat music needham sound and the old vicarage for lindy wiggs 1941 2004 all tracks 2005 saint etienne limited under exclusive licence to sanctuary records group limited disc two.

Tales from turnpike house. A4 slow down at the castle 4 41. A6 side streets 2 56. Saint etienne tales from turnpike house vinyl.

B5 teenage winter 5 44. A1 sun in my morning 2 37. B2 stars above us 3 24. A5 a good thing 4 00.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2005 vinyl release of tales from turnpike house on discogs. Tales from turnpike house was very well received from critics holding an aggregate 79 out of 100 from metacritic based on 22 reviews. Saint etienne have regularly gone down the concept album route in recent years and an early example of this is tales from turnpike house which concerns characters who live in the fictional titular house. Vinyl lp album country.

It features a guest appearance from none other than 70s heartthrob david essex and is a disparate album containing torchlight folk musings sitting next to dancefloor bangers. A3 lightning strikes twice 3 44. See all 21 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. There s been an awful lot written in the press about how saint etienne s new and rumoured to be last album has been written with primary school aged listeners in mind.

From the folk delicacy of sun in my morning to the more upbeat milk bottle symphony sarah cracknell s lyrics again evoke a stunning portrait of place. Tales from turnpike house is a lovely example of how a seemingly dull topic suburbia can yield unexpected beauty. But for those who are worried that tales from turnpike house will resemble an episode of pigeon street set to urban pop. Tales from turnpike house.

Here i go comparing apples and oranges sun in my. Downtempo pop rock synth pop.