Very special guests sing the songs of Stephin Merritt. Guest vocalists include Barbara Manning, Mary Timony, Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna), Lou Barlow, Chris Knox (Tall Dwarfs), Robert Scott (The Bats, The Clean), and Mark Robinson.Guest artists include Bob Mould, Sally Timms (The Mekons), Sarah Cracknell (Saint Etienne), Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy), Gary Numan (!), Marc Almond, Momus, Clare Grogan (Altered Images), Melanie, Miss Lily Banquette (Combustible Edison) and the accomplished toy piano pla...   [ read more ]

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IMPORT. Saint Etienne's classic So Tough, re-issued as a double disc set with a bonus CD of B-sides and rarities. "...Saint Etienne's So Tough is visionary pop that ought to be a hit. The CD cover is an old photograph of a little girl - a tomboy - looking sweetly inquisitive. She's on the verge of experience, and that sense of expectancy can be heard in the way vocalist Sarah Cracknell embellishes the bouncy, filigreed tunes with a lovely, clear voice: 'Everyone's dreaming of all they've got to live fo...   [ read more ]

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Recorded as St. Etienne was on an extended hiatus, Sarah Cracknell's solo debut Lipslide is a breezy, endearing record that wears its lightweight aspirations proudly. Divided equally between Euro-dance and British Invasion pop, Lipslide is a triumph of style over substance, but its surfaces are so appealing that the uneven songwriting doesn't matter. And when Cracknell's writing does succeed, as on "Anymore," and "Ready or Not," Lipslide shines with both infectious, well-crafted mel...   [ read more ]

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