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Home Counties
Pop · 2017 · 19 tracks · 56m

Home Counties

Saint Etienne

A concept record about the commuter belt. Shimmering indie-pop, radio interludes, and woodwind-flecked stories of suburban boredom and beauty.

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It's like a beautifully produced radio documentary about the suburbs, but with better hooks.

A gentle, observant, and slightly ironic appreciation of suburban life and its hidden histories.

Home Counties · vs · Saint Etienne
Train Ride+2.2σ

Train Ride saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks · 56m
01
The Reunion
0:22
02
Something New
3:17
03
Magpie Eyes
3:34
04
Whyteleafe
3:09
05
Dive
4:48
06
Church Pew Furniture Restorer
1:53
07
Take It All In
3:25
08
Popmaster
0:28
09
Underneath the Apple Tree
2:35
10
Out of My Mind
3:57
11
After Hebden
3:31
12
Breakneck Hill
1:39
13
Heather
3:58
14
Sports Report
0:12
15
Train Drivers in Eyeliner
3:16
16
Unopened Fan Mail
3:04
17
What Kind of World
3:07
18
Sweet Arcadia
7:43
19
Angel of Woodhatch
2:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
the sudden burst of radio static and 'Popmaster' jingle that grounds the album in british domesticity
the sprawling seven-minute psych-folk odyssey of 'Sweet Arcadia' that closes the record with a haunting historical perspective
the shimmering, classic pop hook of 'Magpie Eyes' that perfectly captures the band's signature melodic warmth
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