Tiger Bay

The latest deluxe reissues from St. Etienne come from a period when they hit on the right mix of pastoral folk and silvery electronics.

After three years (and two albums) of stunning development, Saint Etienne's disco-llision of '60s pop, '70s dance, and '90s club reached the peak by which they still are judged, with an album that is alternately heartwarming, heartbreaking, electrifying, and impossibly captivating.