Sarah cracknell 2008 lipslide 1997 lipslide deluxe version 2012 goldie 1997 anymore 1996 anymore 1996 you may also like see all. Take the silver, nothing left to talk about, i close my eyes and count to ten, top tracks. After giving red kite a spin though, its good enough that its easy to wish that she had done it sooner. Sarah cracknell ft nicky wire nothing left to talk about teaser edit. Take the silver features kami thompson and james walbourne pka. Unlike her 1997 album lipslide, this time out cracknell takes a giant step away from the patented saint etienne sound, surrounding. The album was coproduced by cracknell and a variety of producers and released in the uk by gut records in 1997. Sarah cracknell is, of course, the singer with saint etienne.
Sarah cracknell born 1967 is the vocalist of british pop group saint etienne. Sarahs vocals sound as luscious as ever and the melodies are just so easy to listen to. Sarah cracknell red kite cherry red god is in the tv. Her debut recording was her 1987 solo single love is all you need. Red kite, the first solo project in 15 years from former saint etienne vocalist sarah cracknell, is a cozy record, one that sounds comfortably. Red kite was made with coloramas carwyn ellis, a royal academytrained multiinstrumentalist, and seb lewsley, who both collaborate often with edwyn collins. Redolent of swinging60s london, the title hinted at the gift on which the u. Sarah cracknell, singer of saint etienne, has announced her second solo fulllength, red kite. I close my eyes and count to ten, nothing left to talk about, on the swings, ready or not, hes on the phone accident 2019 remaster, biography. Red kite is the muchanticipated new solo album by saint etiennes lead singer sarah cracknell. Sarah cracknell take the silver single featuring the rails. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Three years later, an odds and sods 7 track minilp called kellys locker featuring 2 previously unreleased songs was. Since sarah cracknell was busy being the voice of saint etienne, its hard to blame her too much for taking almost two decades to deliver her second solo album. The second single taken from sarah cracknells new album red kite. Red kite is the second solo album from british singersongwriter and saint etienne lead. Saint etiennes sarah cracknell announces new album red kite. Chelmsford, essex, england is an english singersongwriter and lead singer of the electronic music band saint etienne.
Throughout saint etiennes career theyve became more and more pop. Sarah cracknell red kite cherry red records hifi pig. Musically, red kite has a sophisticated, pastoral feel, drawing. The saint etienne singers second solo record comes a mere 18 years after 1997s lipslide. Based in quirky orchestration and folkflecked acoustic instruments, its. Apr 15, 2015 the new release is called red kite and features 12 new compositions from sarah cracknell. The nervous energy of the afterparty lingered amid sarah cracknells 1997 debut lipslide but her second solo album finds the saint etienne. Sarah cracknell is best known as the chanteuse of the longrunning u. Red kite is the second solo album from british singersongwriter and saint etienne lead singer sarah cracknell. Mostly instrumental versions of 9 of the 12 tracks from red kite. Sarah cracknell, red kite saint etiennes urbane singer goes to the country on her first solo album since 1997.
Red kite has arrived today sees the release of sarahs new album and single. Saint etiennes sarah cracknell released her first solo fulllength, lipslide, back in 1997. These influences remain on this, her second solo album. The bucolic surroundings played no small part in determining red kites direction, helping her step away from her feather boaclad saint etienne persona.
Saint etienne singer sarah cracknell has announced the details of her second solo album the album, titled red kite, will be released on june 15 via cherry red. Bob stanley authors pop histories and oversees the gorgeously retro croydon municipal label. Jun 15, 2015 red kite, the first solo project in 15 years from former saint etienne vocalist sarah cracknell, is a cozy record, one that sounds comfortably livedin upon first listen. Lipslide is the debut solo album from saint etienne lead singer sarah cracknell. Saint etienne fans, never fear cracknell has indicated plans to record a new album with the band next year. Its only her secondever solo record, and first since 1997s lipslide. Red kite comes eighteen years after sarah cracknells first solo album, 1997s patchy lipslide. In the pop scholars department, it is somewhat criminal that saint etienne arent held in the same regard as the pet shop boys. Saint etiennes sarah cracknell talks about new solo lp. Find sarah cracknell discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
The title refers to a local bird of prey which, at the risk of making too much of cracknells retromodernism, happens to have been reintroduced recently. Sarah cracknell red kite cd this is the first time weve offered this in the saint etienne shop. Yes, red kite is only sarah cracknells second solo album, following up 1997s lovely if rather lightweight lipslide. Sarah has cowritten all the songs bar one cover version, the mutineer. New sarah cracknell saint etienne solo album, red kite. Both acts have an astronomically sharp grasp of melody and both consistently deliver touchingly direct songs that stand the test of time. Saint etiennes sarah cracknell announces solo lp red kite. Find sarah cracknell discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic.
Jun 15, 2015 red kite is the second solo album from british singersongwriter and saint etienne lead singer sarah cracknell. The second solo release for the saint etienne singer features guest appearances from the rails and manic street preachers nicky wire. Issued by instinct records in 2000, the ep served as a companion piece to cracknells. Although cracknell is quick to point out that shes a short 45minutes away from her beloved city, which she still calls a second home. Saint etiennes sarah cracknell describes her bands return to the home counties sarah cracknell biography. Shes not entirely alone, either, as the album features guest appearances from manic street preachers.
Sarah cracknell plays cadogan hall in london on november 28. Her name might not ring a bell, but her voice will flood your memory holes with 20 years of effervescent post acid indie house dance pop singles dreamily sung through her day job in saint etienne. Anymore 1996 anymore 1996 you may also like see all. Red kite was made with coloramas carwyn ellis, a royal academytrained multiinstrumentalist, and seb lewsley, who both. The main difference this time round is that it feels like she has found her identity as a solo artist and has distinguished herself from the sound of her group. Yet where lipslide didnt stray too far from the saint etienne template, red kite marks a slight departure nothing too dramatic of course, but the mood is more folky and pastoral than electronic and synthy this time. Featuring unique instrumental renditions and brand new versions of songs from 2015s acclaimed solo album red kite. But there are a few artists that i simply want to have the cd for my collection and sarah cracknell. Jul 01, 2015 bob stanley authors pop histories and oversees the gorgeously retro croydon municipal label. From the album red kite 2015 uploaded in hd at com.
Jul 20, 2016 but there are a few artists that i simply want to have the cd for my collection and sarah cracknell. Recorded and produced by the not inconsiderable talents of coloramas carwyn ellis and seb lewsley, who has worked with the likes of edwyn collins and the cribs, red kite. Following the demise of the band she released a solo single love is all you need in 1987. Indie pop sarah cracknell red kite 2015, cd discogs. Red kite was made with coloramas carwyn ellis, a royal academytrained multi. Its even better than i imagined, sarah cracknell tells clash of her forthcoming album, red kite. Saint etienne and all of their side projects falls into that category. Saint etienne sheffield show 1996 hallam fm stage we recorded this for chrystal hospital television. Sarah cracknell, red kite june 7, 2015 saint etiennes urbane singer goes to the country on her first solo album since 1997. Sarah s vocals sound as luscious as ever and the melodies are just so easy to listen to. Saint etienne singer sarah cracknell is set to release red kite on june 15 via cherry red. In the last ten years theyve worked with xenomania and. Jul, 2016 sarah cracknell kites limited edition 10 vinyl lp.
Shes not entirely alone, either, as the album features. If you dont own a copy of sarahs solo masterpiece from 2015 then. Saint etiennes sarah cracknell announces new album red. Saint etiennes sarah cracknell talks about new solo lp and. Saint etienne and all of their side projects falls into that. Apr 15, 2015 saint etiennes sarah cracknell released her first solo fulllength, lipslide, back in 1997. Sarah cracknell made her solo debut on a rare 1987 single called love is all you need. Saint etiennes sarah cracknell announces solo album red. Click on the image below to begin scrolling through sarah s choices, which run in no particular order.
Copies ordered directly from cherry red came with a 7 art print of the album sleeve signed by sarah cracknell and a download code for 160 kbps mp3 files of the full album and. Red kite, the first solo project in 15 years from former saint etienne vocalist sarah cracknell, is a cozy record, one that sounds comfortably lived. This is a lovely album and theres little else i can say about it. Produced by carwyn ellis, the albums primarily acoustic ambience is at times reminiscent of nick drake or marianne faithfuls early work. Saint etiennes sarah cracknell describes her bands return to the.
Jun 19, 2015 red kite comes eighteen years after sarah cracknells first solo album, 1997s patchy lipslide. Kellys locker is an ep released by saint etienne lead singer sarah cracknell. A sense of place has long characterized the groups work, so its more than usually relevant that cracknell recorded red kite in a barn, near her current home in the oxfordshire countryside. May 24, 2015 sarah cracknell ft nicky wire nothing left to talk about teaser edit. Brief descriptors fail to capture the breadth of styles at play in saint etiennes discography, from girlgroup music and tropicalia to techno and. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Theres a style to st etienne singer sarah cracknells second solo album that.
Saint etienne sheffield show 1996 hallam fm stage youtube. Though the vinyl editions have pretty much sold out on pre sale we. May 23, 2016 saint etienne sheffield show 1996 hallam fm stage we recorded this for chrystal hospital television. Review of sarah cracknells new lp red kite northern. Its been nearly 20 years since sarah cracknell released her first solo album, 1997s lipslide, but this summer the saint etienne chanteuse finally released a second collection of agile. The frontwoman for beloved british trio saint etienne, sarah cracknell was born. Musically, red kite has a sophisticated, pastoral feel, drawing on classic 60s pop with less of a dance music influence than saint etienne. Moving away from the electronic pop of that album and what is usually associated with her band, red kite was inspired by and evokes the countryside where she and her family now. The album was recorded and produced by carwyn ellis colorama, edwyn collins and seb lewsley edwyn collins, and it features guests nicky wire of manic street. Eighteen years on from her first solo offering, sarah cracknell has conjured a pastoral pop album nurtured across two weeks of work in a barn either side of christmas. Why sarah cracknells red kite is the one album you should hear. Offical website of saint etienne lead singer sarah cracknell. Cracknell s career started with the windsorbased indie band the worried parachutes in 1982.
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