Saint Etienne - International

Saint Etienne - InternationalSaint Etiennes new album, International, is their final album length statement, after the groups 35 year excursion through pop. A dreamlike drift with friends and collaborators, International features cameos from the higher echelons of pop 80s chart heroes, electro, acid house and all points in between, from Vince Clarke to Nick Heyward, Confidence Man to Erol Alkan, Chemical Brothers, Orbital, Doves and Xenomania, through to the lesser known, but

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The Winstons were formed from the backing groups to both Otis Redding and Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions before they came into their own spotlight

If it sounds familiar then that’s likely down to it being sampled by Madlib for Lootpack and Quasimoto’s “Loop Digga”

‰۝ This random person has a point

Music echoed the nation’s prosperity and with financial abundance came the luxury to dream

3 x A5 art prints *

rainy summers

Not afraid to wear their influences on their sleeves

The trio of Crucial Tony

and Natura Morta (2021)

The songs were recorded live with almost no overdubs

The Chocolate Watch Band and MC5 all deliver classic tracks for the cause