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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 September 5th, 2025.

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.

Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs have known each other since childhood and started the group in 1990 with their classic cover of Neil Young’s ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’. Sarah Cracknell joined for their third single ’Nothing Can Stop Us’ and the Foxbase Alpha album in 1991. Since then they have branched out into films, books and curation, and became artists in residence at the Southbank Centre. The group simply feels it is now time to draw a line under new recordings.

International is very different in style and approach to “The Night”, but both records are pure Saint Etienne. For International, the trio decided to ask friends, heroes and contemporaries to collaborate with them. That list included Confidence Man (who they discovered were superfans after they played together at Kite Festival in 2022). ‘Brand New Me' feels like a rebooted 1991 gem – think ‘Nothing Can Stop Us’ meets ‘Groove Is In The Heart’ – and features Sarah duetting with Confidence Man’s Janet Planet.

You’ll hear other collaborators on ‘Sweet Melodies’ (Erol Alkan), ‘Two Lovers’ (Vince Clarke), ‘The Go Betweens’ (a duet with Nick Heyward), ‘Take Me To The Pilot’ (Paul Hartnoll of Orbital) and ‘Dancing Heart’ and ‘He’s Gone’, a brace co-written and produced with Tim Powell of Xenomania.

The closing track on International is a tear jerker, reflecting on where they’ve been and who they’ve become over three and a half decades - the group say goodbye to their fans, on record, for the very 'Last Time’.



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Electro-pop duo Mickey Cupid is reigniting the heat with a dazzling re-release of their sun-drenched track 'Summer', just in time for the festival season. Originally dropped in 2016, the song now returns with a fresh suite of remixes that breathe new life into this timeless holiday anthem.

Built on a bouncy four-on-the-floor pulse, 'Summer' is a classic dancefloor booster that fuses funky basslines, radiant brass bursts, and dreamy, disco-inspired melodies. From the very first beat, the track radiates pure sunshine designed to brighten even the greyest of days. Lyrically, it invites listeners into the power of now letting go, giving in, and surrendering to the moment.

With lines like 'You set my soul on fire' and 'I want you summer,' it's both romantic and wildly euphoric equal parts house party, road trip soundtrack, and open-air festival closer.



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