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<p class="x_MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Georgia; ">Saint Etienne Announce First North American Tour in Six Years</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia; ">Critically acclaimed new album<i> Words and Music</i> by Saint Etienne out now!</span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); ">“Words and Music by Saint Etienne</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); ">,
is a sterling affirmation that relating pop music to your life doesn't have to grow more difficult as you get older...The execution is mostly impeccable, with crystal-clear yet memorably idiosyncratic lyrics, and slick electro-pop production.” – <b>Pitchfork</b></span></i></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; ">“Saint Etienne remains enviably stylish on <span>Words and Music by Saint Etienne…</span>unabashed electronic odes to pop's gravitational
pull. This is Saint Etienne wide-eyed and writ large…This record was designed for the dance floor.” – <b>NPR</b></span></i></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); ">British pop trio <b>Saint Etienne</b> are returning to the US for the first time in six years this Fall in support of their recent release, <b><i>Words and Music by Saint Etienne</i></b><i> </i>(Universal
Music Enterprises).<span> </span>The band will be stopping in several cities across the country including New York City, Boston, Seattle, Los Angeles, and more.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">The band’s <b>Pete Wiggs</b> says,“</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">We haven’t been Stateside for five years or so - too long, and we’re itching to bring you our party friendly set -
featuring lots of <b>Words and Music…</b> interspersed with a liberal assortment of yer classics. And there’ll be support from some of our current fave bands and DJs, a different ‘act’ every night (details on who and where soon)...a veritable Pandemonium Shadow
Show.”</span></i></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Saint Etienne<b> </b>have had an immutable and enduring relationship with pop music and that pristine pop moment. From the distinctly English sonic collages of their groundbreaking debut <i>Foxbase
Alpha</i> through to the darker folk-inflected turns of <i>Tiger Bay</i> and even the glacial electronic landscapes of <i>Sound of Water</i>, the history of pop has clearly had a powerful impression on the trio of <b>Pete Wiggs</b>, <b>Sarah Cracknell</b> and <b>Bob
Stanley</b>, with the result being that for this, their ninth studio album. They have assembled what constitutes a long form aural essay explicitly exploring the themes and memories triggered by music which has run through their entire body of work.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Saint Etienne are making plans for a special two CD version of <b><i>Words and Music by Saint Etienne</i></b> that will feature unreleased material to be sold exclusively on the North American dates.
More information to come!</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Words and Music by Saint Etienne</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "> is available as a deluxe package with 12 additional remixed tracks <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Words-Music-Etienne-digital-booklet/dp/B00849J6M2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338850338&sr=8-1">here. </a><span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Saint Etienne Tour Dates</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">October </span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Wed 24<span class="x_apple-tab-span"><span> </span></span>Toronto, ON - The Opera House</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; ">On sale now - <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000491CFBD5DDB7?artistid=847151&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60">here </a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Thur 25<span class="x_apple-tab-span"><span> </span></span>Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; ">On sale 10am Thursday Sept 6 <a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/162141?utm_medium=bks">here</a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Fri 26<span class="x_apple-tab-span"><span> </span></span>New York, NY - Webster Hall</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; ">On sale 12noon Friday Sept 7 <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0000491BFFF6DBE6?artistid=847151&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60">here</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(35, 80, 169); "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Sat 27<span class="x_apple-tab-span"><span> </span></span>Boston, MA - Paradise</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; ">On sale 12noon Saturday Sept 8 <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004918AB5077D7?artistid=847151&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60">here </a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(35, 80, 169); "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Mon 29<span class="x_apple-tab-span"><span> </span></span>Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; ">On sale now - <a href="http://lincolnhallchicago.com/Shows/10-29-2012+Saint+Etienne">here </a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(35, 80, 169); "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Wed 31<span class="x_apple-tab-span"><span> </span></span>Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; ">On sale 10am Friday Sept 7 - <a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/160757?utm_medium=bks">here</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(0, 23, 247); "></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">November</span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Thur 1<span class="x_apple-tab-span"><span> </span></span>Seattle, WA - The Showbox</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; ">On sale 10am Friday Sept 7 <a href="https://tickets.axs.com/eventShopperV2.html?wr=2f263dfc-222f-4f81-90cd-0be84d34dd12&skin=showboxmarket&preFill=1">here</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(0, 23, 247); "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Fri 2<span class="x_apple-tab-span"><span> </span><span> </span></span>San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; ">On sale 10am Sunday<span> </span>Sept 9 - <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004901DCFB7A76">here </a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; ">Sat 3<span class="x_apple-tab-span"><span> </span><span> </span></span>Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; ">On sale 10am Saturday Sept 8 - <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/090048BFEB417179">here</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(0, 23, 247); "></span></p>
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