Saint Etienne announce forthcoming album, The Night

Produced by Saint Etienne in collaboration with composer and producer Augustin Bousfield, the forthcoming release was recorded across two locations in Saltaire and Hove, earlier this year. The Night serves as the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2021 album, I’ve Been Trying To Tell You.

"We wanted to continue the mellow and spacey mood of the last album, perhaps even double down on it, but it’s a very different album, not based on samples; Songs, moods and spoken pieces drift in and out whilst rain pours down outside. It’s the kind of record I like to listen to in the dark or with my eyes closed," says Pete Wiggs. "Half Light is about the edge of night, the last rays of the sun flickering through the branches of trees, communing with nature and seeing things that might not be there."

"We were trying to find the state that's between being awake and asleep, that dream space, with half forgotten thoughts drifting in, bits of TV dialogue, place names, streets, or football grounds you've never even been to. You feel very receptive to sound and half-covered memories when you're in that state," says Bob Stanley. "Rain noise runs right through it. It was designed to gently wash away the stuff in your head that keeps you awake at 2am...You could think of it as one continuous, single track. It's definitely a headphone album."

Tracklist:

1. Settle In
2. Half Light
3. Through The Glass
4. Nightingale
5. Northern Counties East
6. Ellar Carr
7. When You Were Young
8. No Rush
9. Gold
10. Celestial
11. Preflyte
12. Wonderlight
13. Hear My Heart
14. Alone Together