I have been listening to Saint Etienne’s Travel Edition this week.

The Short & Sweet Intro

A light, lingering girlie voice with techno beats that don’t overpower… this is what I think of when I think of Saint Etienne. And Travel Edition is a greatest hits album for the group. You will probably like Saint Etienne if you like Belle & Sebastian, Air or Mogwai. Let me say that I really, really don’t like dance/techno music. But I love Saint Eteinne! Unlike so many groups, their music takes you to a familiar place that you have never been before. They always set a mood.

“He’s on the phone, doesn’t want to go home. The hotel life – forget your wife, you’re on your own. Academia girl her life’s a gas, she loves the trash inside his world. Can’t find his way there, got the cash, feeling flash in Leicester Square.”—He’s on the Phone

Is it me or does this verse from Saint Etienne remind you of Lost in Translation? ...except London instead of Tokyo?

Saint Etienne Links

Official Site

Saint Etienne Disco