| Home Counties | ||||
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| Released | 2 June 2017 | |||
| Length | 56:20 | |||
| Label | Heavenly | |||
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| Singles from Home Counties | ||||
Home Counties is the ninth studio album by English alternative dance band Saint Etienne, released on 2 June 2017 by Heavenly Recordings. [3] 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.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Clash | 6/10 [6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| Mixmag | 8/10 [8] |
| Mojo | [9] |
| The Observer | [10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [11] |
| Q | [12] |
| The Skinny | [13] |
| Uncut | 9/10 [14] |
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. [4]
Home Counties debuted at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 3,215 copies in its first week. [15]
All tracks produced by Saint Etienne and Shawn Lee, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Reunion" | 0:22 | ||
| 2. | "Something New" | 3:17 | ||
| 3. | "Magpie Eyes" |
| 3:35 | |
| 4. | "Whyteleafe" |
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| 3:09 |
| 5. | "Dive" |
| 4:49 | |
| 6. | "Church Pew Furniture Restorer" |
| 1:53 | |
| 7. | "Take It All In" |
| 3:25 | |
| 8. | "Popmaster" | 0:29 | ||
| 9. | "Underneath the Apple Tree" |
| 2:35 | |
| 10. | "Out of My Mind" |
| 3:58 | |
| 11. | "After Hebden" |
|
| 3:31 |
| 12. | "Breakneck Hill" |
| 1:39 | |
| 13. | "Heather" |
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| 3:58 |
| 14. | "Sports Report" | 0:12 | ||
| 15. | "Train Drivers in Eyeliner" |
| 3:17 | |
| 16. | "Unopened Fan Mail" |
| 3:04 | |
| 17. | "What Kind of World" |
| 3:08 | |
| 18. | "Sweet Arcadia" |
| 7:44 | |
| 19. | "Angel of Woodhatch" |
| 2:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 20. | "You Don't Own Me" |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Home Counties. [17]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [18] | 190 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [19] | 97 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] | 22 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [21] | 86 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [22] | 31 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [23] | 3 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [24] | 21 |
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