Sweeping The Nation — Reading back contemporary overviews of music from the end of 1993 it's striking how US rock was grouped together as one intransigent whole, which means that Nirvana, in the year of In Utero and the recording of Unplugged In New York, are usually ... more info
Sweeping The Nation — So now we've covered the best tracks of the year so far on a month by month basis, let's move on to the longform stuff. Feel free to remind us of these come the end of the year when something else from these six months overtakes the lot. Algi... more info
Allmusic Blog — Singer Sarah Cracknell of the veteran indie-pop band offers her insight behind the making of the band’s warm and inviting new album, which arrives 25 years after their debut and focuses thematically on where the trio’s members grew up. more info
The Quietus — This weekend sees both the release of Saint Etienne's eighth album, Home Counties, and the long-awaited premiere of the new series of Twin Peaks. Below, the band's Pete Wiggs talk to tQ about the parallels between the two, and the lasting influence o... more info
Sweeping The Nation — Christian Fitness - Bees ModeReminder of STN policy: you don't write about Christian Fitness songs, you let them happen. Seems the next album's going to be called Slap Bass Hunks. Girlpool - It Gets More BlueWhen we first met Cleo and Harmony... more info
Stereogum — English indie-dance outfit Saint Etienne released their last album
Words And Music By Saint Etienne
all the way back in 2012. Thankfully, the trio are finally set to return this year with their first new full-length since then, entitled Home Counti... more info
Sweeping The Nation — 1991 is remembered these days as Nirvana's year and that of the alternative impinging on the mainstream, maybe brought about by the 1991: The Year Punk Broke documentary. Pop, the narrative went at the time, was in trouble, and Bryan Adams' s... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Tigers Jaw, Afghan Whigs, Saint Etienne, Kevin Morby, The Lemon Twigs, Mogwai, Fionn Regan, U.S. Girls, Taake, Gorguts, Taking Back Sunday, Tim Kasher, and more.
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