ES7126 | Saint Etienne

Ahead of their final studio album coming out in September, we're saying a fond farewell to SAINT ETIENNE with this month's Electronic Sound cover story. The brilliantly upbeat 'International' will conclude a recording career that has been both relentlessly eclectic and warmly indebted to their love of classic pop. And with the impressive list of contributors to the new album including Vince Clarke and Nick Heyward, as well as radio and television presenters Katie Puckrik and Colin Murray, it's a great way for the trio to bow out.

We have a magnificent Saint Etienne seven-inch to accompany this issue of the magazine, a limited edition release on transparent blue vinyl. It comes in a special "Paint Etienne" sleeve too. See what we did there? The A-side of the record is the summery sizzler 'Glad', a collaboration with Tom Rowlands from The Chemical Brothers and Jez Williams from Doves. The B-side, meanwhile, is Saint Etienne's cracking cover of 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart', which sounds every bit as good today as it did when it was released as the band's debut single in 1990. Hold on to your hats, here comes that epic bassline... 

As with all our magazine-linked music releases, this seven-inch is only available to readers of Electronic Sound, so make sure you grab your copy right away.