St. Etienne Remix Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (Stereogum Premiere)

Veteran electro-infused UK dream-dance outfit St. Etienne have given Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's "Higher Than The Stars" the extended treatment via their "Higher Than The Stars (Saint Etienne visits Lord Spank Remix)." In St. Etienne's hands the shiny, gently introverted C86-nodding original struts slowly onto the dancefloor and owns the place with beds of percussion, wandering synthesizers/pianos, and the ghost of Sarah Cracknell. (If dancing's not your thing, it also appropriately feels ...

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