Home Counties is the ninth studio album by English alternative dance band Saint Etienne, released on 2 June 2017 by Heavenly Recordings. The album features collaborations with Gerard Johnson, Augustus (also known as Gus Lobban of Kero Kero Bonito) and Nick Moon (of Kyte). The album features production from Shawn Lee, Carwyn Ellis and Richard X.
Critical reception
Home Counties received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 16 reviews.
Commercial performance Home Counties debuted at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 3,215 copies in its first week.
Track listing All tracks produced by Saint Etienne and Shawn Lee, except where noted.
Notes signifies an additional producer
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Home Counties.
Saint Etienne Sarah Cracknell – vocals Bob Stanley – keyboards Pete Wiggs – keyboards
Additional musicians
Shawn Lee – drums, percussion, programming, Maestro Rhythm King, bass, guitars, banjo, vibraphone, Mellotron, Yamaha ED10, Siel synth, Casio CZ101, Yamaha CS-5, Roland MC-202, Crumar Multiman, microKORG, Omnichord, glockenspiel, marimba, tambourine handclaps, backing vocals Gerard Johnson – voice ; piano ; Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, Teisco 100P, Yamaha YS100 Carwyn Ellis – bass, guitars, Mellotron, harpsichord, Hammond organ Augustus – programming ; Novation Bass Station, Kawai PHm, Yamaha PSR-76 ; Roland MT-32, Korg 101 Ben Greenslade-Stanton – trombone, trumpet Mark Waterfield – guitar, backing vocals Lawrence Oakley – programming, Nord Lead 3, backing vocals Tim Larcombe – bass James Arben – flute Ken Bruce – voice Wolf – voice
Technical
Shawn Lee – production ; mixing Saint Etienne – production Pierre Duplan – engineering ; mixing Carwyn Ellis – production Augustus – production Richard X – additional production, mixing Pete Wiggs – production Nick Moon – production Guy Davie – mastering at Electric Mastering (London)
Artwork Scott King – art, design Rhys Atkinson – art assistance, design assistance Dee Noble – photography
Charts + Chart performance for Home Counties Chart (2017) Peakposition
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