So Tough

Pop · 1993 · 14 tracks

So Tough

A cinematic collage of 60s kitchen-sink realism and 90s club culture. Shimmering synths, breathy vocals, and rain-slicked London psychogeography.

It's like walking through a rainy London film set with a very cool girl whispering secrets in your ear.

A sophisticated, rain-slicked nostalgia that feels both deeply lonely and incredibly comforting.

So Tough · vs · Saint Etienne

Sampler+1.5σ

The instrumentation foregrounds sampler notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

02

Railway Jam

4:15

03

Date With Spelman

0:18

04

Calico

5:13

05

Avenue

7:40

06

You’re in a Bad Way (alternative mix)

2:43

07

Memo to Pricey

0:23

08

Hobart Paving

5:04

09

Leafhound

4:05

10

Clock Milk

0:14

11

Conchita Martinez

4:02

12

No Rainbows for Me

3:56

13

Here Come Clown Feet

0:23

14

Junk the Morgue

5:12

15

Chicken Soup

0:20

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition from the kitchen-sink dialogue of Spelman into the sprawling, dubby electronics of Avenue.

The heartbreakingly simple piano melody of Hobart Paving that feels like a lonely walk through a deserted city square.

The jarring but brilliant use of a Rush guitar riff repurposed as a dance-pop hook on Conchita Martinez.

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