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The trio's concept was ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ to fuse the British pop sounds of '60s ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² London with the dance club rhythms and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ productions that defined the post-acid ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² house England of the early '90s. Led by ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß songwriters Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ and fronted by vocalist Sarah Cracknell, ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² the group managed to carry out their ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý concept, and, in the process, they Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß helped make indie dance a viable genre ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß within the U.K. Throughout the early '90s, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Saint Etienne racked up a string of ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² indie hit singles that were driven by ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ deep club beats encompassing anything ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² from house and techno to hip-hop and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß disco and layered with light melodies, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ detailed productions, clever lyrics, and ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Cracknell's breathy vocals. They revived ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý the sounds of swinging London, as well Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß as the concept of the three-minute pop ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß single being a catchy, ephemeral piece of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ear candy, in post-acid house Britain, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² thereby setting the stage for Brit-pop. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Though most Brit-pop bands rejected ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the dance inclinations of Saint ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Etienne, they nevertheless adopted the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ trio's aesthetic, which celebrated the ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² sound and style of classic '60s pop. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý The origins of Saint Etienne date back Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß to the early '80s, when childhood ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß friends Bob Stanley (b. December 25, 1964) ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ and Pete Wiggs (b. May 15, 1966) began ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² making party tapes together in their ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ hometown of Croydon, Surrey, England. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² After completing school, the pair began ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß worked various jobs most notably, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Stanley was a music journalist before ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² deciding to concentrate on a musical ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý career in 1988. Adopting the name Saint Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Etienne from the French football team of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß the same name, the duo moved to Camden, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ where they began recording. By the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² beginning of 1990, the group had signed ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ a record contract with the indie label ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Heavenly. In the spring of 1990, Saint ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Etienne released their first single, a ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ house-tinged cover of Neil Young's "Only ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Love Can Break Your Heart," which ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý featured lead vocals from Moira Lambert Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß of the indie pop band Faith Over Reason. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" became ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² an underground hit, receiving a fair ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ amount of airplay within nightclubs ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² across England. Later in the year, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Saint Etienne released their second ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ single, a cover of the indie pop group ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Field Mice's "Kiss and Make Up," which ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý was sung by Donna Savage of the New Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Zealand band Dead Famous People. Like ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß its predecessor, "Kiss and Make Up" was an ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ underground hit, helping set the stage ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² for "Nothing Can Stop Us." Released in ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the spring of 1991, "Nothing Can Stop ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Us" was the first Saint Etienne single ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß sung by Sarah Cracknell (b. April 12, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ 1967), whose girlish vocals became a ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² signature of the group's sound. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Cracknell was the main vocalist on the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß band's debut Fox Base Alpha, which was ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß released in the fall of 1991. Following ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the release of Fox Base Alpha, Cracknell ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² officially became a member of Saint ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Etienne; she had previously sung in ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Prime Time. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" was ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² re-released in conjunction with Fox Base ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Alpha and cracked the lower end of the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß British pop charts. Saint Etienne was ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß beginning to gain momentum, as the British ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ press generally gave them positive ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² reviews and their records were gaining ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ a strong fan base not only in England, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² but throughout Europe. During 1992, the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß group released a series of singles ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ "Join Our Club," "People Get Real," and ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² "Avenue" which maintained their ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý popularity. In addition to writing and Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß recording music for Saint Etienne, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Stanley and Wiggs became active producers, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ songwriters, remixers, and label heads ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² as well. In 1989, Stanley had founded ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Caff Records, which issued ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² limited-edition 7" singles of bands as ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß diverse as Pulp and the Manic Street ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Preachers, as well as a number of other ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² lesser-known bands like World of Twist. ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý In 1992, Stanley and Wiggs founded Ice Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Rink, which intended to put out records ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß by pop groups, not rock groups. The label ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ released singles from several artists ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² including Oval, Sensurround, Elizabeth ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ City Slate, and Golden, which featured ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Stanley's girlfriend, Celina none of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß which gained much attention. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Preceded by the single "You're in a Bad ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Way," Saint Etienne's second album So Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Tough appeared in the spring of 1993 to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß generally positive reviews and increased ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ sales. Over the course of 1993, the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² group released three more singles "Who ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Do You Think You Are," "Hobart ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Paving," and "I Was Born on Christmas ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Day" which all charted well. In 1994, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ the trio began to lose momentum, as their ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² third album Tiger Bay was greeted with ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý decidedly mixed reviews, even as Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß singles like "Like a Motorway" continued ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß to chart well. After completing a new ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ track, "He's on the Phone," for their ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 1995 singles compilation, Too Young to ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Die, as well as the French-only single ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² "Reserection," Saint Etienne took an ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß extended break during 1996. Sarah ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Cracknell pursued a solo project, ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² releasing a single titled "Anymore" in ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý the fall of the year. Bob Stanley and Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Pete Wiggs began a record label for EMI ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Records, which had the intention of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ releasing music from young, developing ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² bands. In the fall of 1996, Saint ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Etienne released a remix album, Casino ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Classics; a new studio effort, Good ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Humour, followed two years later, and ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ the trio returned in 1999 with an EP, ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Places to Visit. The full-length Sound ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý of Water appeared in mid-2000, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß featuring guest appearances by Sean ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß O'Hagan (of the High Llamas) and To Rococo ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Rot. After a successful U.S. tour in ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² support of Sound of Water the group ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ issued Interlude, a collection of new ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² tracks, instrumentals, and B-sides, in ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß early 2001. A year later, the trio ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ followed up with Finisterre for Mantra. 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