When I set out to make this record, I was very keen on doing something that would create more space to sing in.” ”Although I adore the pop records we’ve made, I find myself having to sing in a very disciplined way – especially live. ”I’ve always thought I could do something spacious and pastoral,” says Sarah via the Cherry Red press room. The dreamy waltz, ‘On The Swings’, whisks you out of London into the English countryside, Oxfordshire to be exact, where Red Kite was recorded in a barn adjacent to Sarah’s home with multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Carwyn Ellis (Colorama/Edwyn Collins). 1997’s Lipslide (and companion EP, Kelly’s Locker) were charming if unmemorable affairs, but Red Kite (out this week on Cherry Red) is much more lush and ambitious and easily ranks high among her best work (for the record, I am more of a Finisterreman than team Foxbase Alpha). For the second time in as many decades, Cracknell leaves bandmates Pete Wiggs and Bob Stanley in the train station to cut off on a solo holiday. 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. Forget Christmas or “Christmas in July”, most of the year’s top new albums arrive this month to a record store (way to go!), digital retailer (sure why not?) or streaming service (you are killing the music industry) near you.
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