Places to Visit [EP]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
1999 EP featuring six brand new songs, their first recordings since 1998's 'Good Humour' album. Contains 'Ivyho use', '52 Pilot', 'We're In The City', 'Artierpp', 'Sadie's Anniversary' and 'Half Timbered'. Standard jewel case. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Ivyhouse
52 Pilot
We're In The City
Artieripp
Sadie's Anniversary
Half Timbered

Album Description

1999 EP featuring six brand new songs, their first recordings since 1998's 'Good Humour' album. Contains 'Ivyho use', '52 Pilot', 'We're In The City', 'Artierpp', 'Sadie's Anniversary' and 'Half Timbered'. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

In the city.......2005-10-29

Odlican ep za SE. Neuobicajeno mracan za njih, ali jednom recju savrsen. Ko voli uobicajeni SE i nije spreman za eksperimentalnu muziku, ovaj ep nije za njega, ali je velika mogucnost da uz Places To Visit, SE dobije armiju novih fanova. Odlicno.

Darkly Gorgeous.......2005-05-21

After reading the reviews listed here, I truthfully wasn't expecting much from this EP. I was very pleasantly surpised! This album is somewhat darker sounding than much of their other work, but all six songs fit together perfectly to create an atmoshphere of calm; the perfect album to play while soaking in the tub after a long day.
Ivyhouse, the first track, sets up a listening experience filled with La, la, la's and Doo, doo, da's that keep popping up over the course of these six songs. A haunting tune that musically reminds me of something Claudio Simonetti might have written for a Dario Argento film (Suspiria comes to mind). 52 Pilot is a catchy little tune that I first heard on the Smash the System compilation. Being the last track on that album, I tended to overlook it. Hearing it nestled among five other like-minded tracks helped me discover what a truly well-crafted song it is. Artieripp is a funky trip-hop instrumental that keeps you moving after We're in the City fades out. Sadie's Anniversary breaks the pattern by being a tragic, slow pop song, focusing more on Sarah's voice and the vow she's making to "never say those words again, now that you're gone". Half Timbered ends the album with a few moments of lovely la, la, la's. And now I must agree with all the others who have left reviews here: We're in the City is definitely the best song on the album! The track begins with the sound of driving rain which is then matched by a driving beat that sounds perfect with Sarah's do, do, do's and da, da, da's over the top.
This EP is my soundtrack for a rainy afternoon (albeit a short afternoon!). Saint Etienne proves they have the skills for making heavenly mood music!

Skip it........2000-01-22

This album just isn't that good. I am guessing the only people who are considering this album are big St. Etienne fans, like me.

There is basically one good song on here. Otherwise, this album is ok for background music you would play over drinks, but only if you don't really care what you're listening to.

I tried to like this album, but the songs are pretty underdeveloped. I would bet, the remnents of most of these will show up with lyrics in their next full-length album.

Skip it........2000-01-22

This album just isn't that good. I am guessing the only people who are considering this album are big St. Etienne fans, like me.

There is basically one good song on here. Otherwise, this album is ok for background music you would play over drinks, but only if you don't really care what you're listening to.

I tried to like this album, but the songs are pretty underdeveloped. I would bet, the remnents of most of these will show up with lyrics in their next full-length album.

A suprise EP from St. Et...........1999-12-07

By far and away the best song on this disc is "In the City"...a sort of euro-techno-ey thing that features some of Sarah's best vocals to date IMHO...one of those songs like Junk the Morgue off of So Tough that sounds really cool late at night with the lights turned off...Unfortunately, IMHO the of the remaining four songs on the disc, maybe only one deserves to be called anything more than mediocre. None the less, for very little money I consider this to be sort of an import single of "In the City" with four b-sides, and its quite well worth it. Anyways, I think its a good return to form after Good Humor, which a lot of folks liked but IMHO really lost the classic Etienne sound.