Saint Etienne: Good Humor (Heavenly)
Johnny Black, MOJO, June 1998
FACED WITH Sarah, Bob and Pete's latest creamy confection, smothered in schmaltz and techno-lite topped off with Astrud Gilberto vocals, it's easy to dismiss them as just another pad of the lounge genre when, to all intents and purposes, they invented it.
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