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Tales From Turnpike House
Pop · 2005 · 12 tracks

Tales From Turnpike House

Saint Etienne

A lush, conceptual portrait of London life. Sophisticated chamber pop vignettes that find the cinematic beauty in the mundane details of a council block.

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It's like a beautifully shot 1960s kitchen-sink drama but in the form of a perfect pop album.

A sophisticated, bittersweet celebration of the quiet dramas found in everyday city life.

Tales From Turnpike House · vs · Saint Etienne
Orchestral Arrangement+4.0σ

The production is built around orchestral arrangement than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Sun in My Morning
2:42
02
Milk Bottle Symphony
4:04
03
Lightning Strikes Twice
3:46
04
Slow Down at the Castle
4:43
05
A Good Thing
4:00
06
Side Streets
2:57
07
Last Orders for Gary Stead
4:28
08
Stars Above Us
3:25
09
Relocate
3:09
10
The Birdman of EC1
2:47
11
Teenage Winter
5:46
12
Goodnight
2:31
Moments Worth Waiting For
The cinematic swell of strings and woodwinds on Milk Bottle Symphony that elevates a mundane morning to high drama.
The poignant spoken-word bridge in Teenage Winter that captures the exact feeling of cultural obsolescence.
The upbeat, Motown-inflected bounce of Side Streets providing a sunny counterpoint to the album's general wistfulness.
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