Saint Etienne announce final album, share “Glad” ft mems Chemical Brothers & Doves

‘International’ will be Saint Etienne’s 13th and final album and also features contributions from Orbital, Vince Clarke, Confidence Man, and more.

May 23, 2025 - 21:05

Saint Etienne announce final album, share “Glad” ft mems Chemical Brothers & Doves

After 35 years of heavenly pop, Saint Etienne have decided to call it a day. They’re not “breaking up,” per se, as Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs and Sarah Crackness remain great friends but they’re ceasing operations. They’re going out with a bang, one last album, International, which will be released September 13 via Heavenly. The date is appropriate as its their 13 album and second in less than a year (The Night came out in January) and was co-produced by the band and Tim Powell of hitmakers Xenomania who worked on 2012’s fabulous Words & Music. International is also packed with guest collaborators, including Erasure‘s Vince Clarke, Haircut 100‘s Nick Heyward, Erol Alkan, Confidence Man‘s Janet Planet, and Orbital‘s Paul Hartnoll, and more.

The first single from the album is “Glad,” which was co-written and co-produced by Tom Rowlands and featuring Jimi Goodwin. It’s a classic Saint Etienne banger with a soaring chorus. The band say: “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 topline melody and words for ‘Glad’ came easy.”

The dance-filled video, directed by Scrub, is terrific and you can watch below.

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International
Glad (co-written and produced with Tom Rowlands of the Chemical Brothers and featuring Jez Williams of Doves)
Dancing Heart (co-written and produced with Tim Powell of Xenomania)
The Go-Betweens (co-written with Nick Heyward who duets with Sarah)
Sweet Melodies (co-written and produced with Erol Alkan)
Save It For A Rainy Day
Fade
Brand New Me (duet with Janet Planet of Confidence Man)
Take Me To The Pilot (co-written and produced with Paul Hartnoll of Orbital)
Two Lovers (co-written with Vince Clarke)
Why Are You Calling
He’s Gone (co-written and produced with Tim Powell of Xenomania)
The Last Time