Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Saint Etienne singer Sarah Cracknell is set to release Red Kite on June 15 via Cherry Red. It's only her second-ever solo record, and first since 1997's Lipslide. Here, she trades her band's dancepop for pastoral folk... more info

Stereogum — The last time Sarah Cracknell put out a solo album it was 1997, so Red Kite is technically her first record in 18 years. Of course, Cracknell has kept busy during the interim as the vocalist for the romanticized-pop trio Saint Etienne. She sings with... more info