Saint Etienne – International

Saint Etienne have announced details of their 13th, and final LP, International. Co-produced with Tim Powell (formerly of Xenomania), the album will be released on Heavenly Recordings on Friday, September 5.

They have also today released “Glad”, the first single to be taken from the album.

Co-written and produced with Tom Rowlands of the Chemical Brothers, “Glad” is a sparkling piece of uplifting pop, and incredibly catchy. The song also features Jez Williams from Doves on guitar.

Talking about “Glad”, Sarah & Pete from Saint Etienne said:

“We asked Tom if he had any songs in progress that might suit Saint Etienne and he sent a backing track that he’d been working on with Jez from Doves. We fell in love with it straight away and the top line melody and words for ‘Glad’ came easy” – Sarah Cracknell

“The song is about taking pleasure in everyday things like nature and the outdoors when life is otherwise getting you down” – Pete Wiggs

The group aren’t splitting up as such – they still remain the best of friends after 35 years recording together – but they don’t feel like they want to go on forever and wanted to go out with a bang. International follows hot on the heels of The Night – released last November – a nocturnal, ambient record that garnered some of the best reviews of the group’s career.

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