Saint Etienne have served up a second slice of their new album ‘I’ve Been Trying To Tell You’ with new single Music Again.
The track is the second to be lifted from the forthcoming LP, following Pond House, which samples Natalie Imbruglia’s Beauty on the Fire.
And on their latest release, available now on digital platforms, the group reference classic Honeyz tune Love of a Lifetime.
Much like the group’s early work, the new LP is built on samples from 1997 to 2001, which feature across its eight tracks.
Speaking about the creative decision, Bob Stanley assures: “They’re all by people you’d have heard on daytime Radio 1 or 2 at the time, not Boards of Canada or anything.”
He adds: “To me it’s about optimism, and the nineties, and how memory is an unreliable narrator. Pete and Gus have done a properly amazing production job. I think it sounds gorgeous.”
“It’s the first sample driven album we’ve made since ‘So Tough’ and it’s been a really refreshing experience, such fun,” adds Sarah Cracknell.
“It’s both dreamy and atmospheric, late summer sounds.”
Alongside the album, Saint Etienne will also release a film, helmed by photographer Alasdair McLellan, set to premiere at NFT1 on London’s Southbank on September 3.
The premiere will be accompanied by a whole weekend of ‘The Films Of Saint Etienne’.
‘I’ve Been Trying To Tell You’, out September 10, is available to pre-order on CD, vinyl and cassette now.
