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Sound of Water

by Saint Etienne

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of 455,735

8,555
2000's

of 265,982

1,213
2000

of 38,671

89

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.7353 Sound of Water is ranked overall as 2.7353 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.0950 Sound of Water has an avg. critic score of 3.0950 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

They've made a dreamy set suffused with synth bleeps and strings, nodding to Eno, Abba, and U.K. electro-soul peers Everything but the Girl. ...more

All Music Guide

There are moments of pop pleasure here, surrounded by spare, languid electronica sections, vaguely reminiscent of the High Llamas. ...more

All Music Guide

Ten years on, Saint Etienne found themselves at a bit of a crossroads. They had long ago stopped having hits in the U.K., settling into a cult audience in both their homeland and the U.S. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Ten years on, Saint Etienne found themselves at a bit of a crossroads. They had long ago stopped having hits in the U.K., settling into a cult audience in both their homeland and the U.S. There isn't an inherent problem with having a cult audience, but cult bands often have the stigma of being on the cutting edge. ...more

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Magnet

Saint Etienne's latest album is masterful: fanatically detailed, intelligent and swimming in lovely melodies and delicious electronic bleeps... easily one of the year's standout ...read the complete review at Magnet

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Mojo

There's still a warm heart beating under all this newly-assembled machinery....read the complete review at Mojo

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

Saint Etienne has made an egregiously Cardigans-esque wrong turn, abandoning impeccable craft and Motown melodies for the breezy if aimless experimentation of its wildly uneven EPs....read the complete review at The Onion (A.V. Club)

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The A.V. Club

In 1998, Saint Etienne recruited Cardigans producer Tore Johansson for Good Humour, an album of glorious pure pop that sounded like the best Cardigans record the Cardigans never made. Alas, for an encore, Saint Etienne has made an egregiously...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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