Month: February 2006

Saint Etienne: Tales From Turnpike House

Saint Etienne is something like the musical equivalent of a Hugh Grant romantic comedy—sophisticated, extremely English, somewhat yuppified and materialistic, and with a predilection for prettiness that at times seems like a stronger driving force than substance. But at its best, it’s the pinnacle of breezy pop. The band’s seventh disc, Tales From Turnpike House, is …