I own this album mostly by mistake. I think I mistook Saint Etienne for another band with a similar name. I can't really think of which one at the moment. In any case, when I bought this used CD in record shop in London, I wasn't expecting the kind of music I got. I was expecting 90s britpop style music, but Saint Etienne is much closer to the kind of pop music I would've despised back in the 90s. Nowadays, I'm much more open to different musical styles, but I still can't say this is the kind of music I often listen to. There are traces of trip hop and dance music in Saint Etienne's sound. I generally do generally like trip hop, but mainly a bit more melancholic approach. The album has its moments, mostly in places where it draws influences from 60s pop music, but I wouldn't necessarily have bought the album, had I known what I was in store for. As always though, I'm glad to own music from different genres.
