Audio for this feature is no longer available. For more than two decades, Saint Etienne has embodied the art of understated pop. Pete Wiggs and Bob Stanley's synthesizers and drum machines have been ...

Vocalist Sarah Cracknell waved her white feather boa at the crowd while introducing one of the final songs of her group’s Saturday night set at the Fonda in Hollywood. “This is the first song I ever ...

Blur are not the only Britpoppers with a new album in the works. Saint Etienne will release their eighth studio album, Words & Music, on May 21 in the UK. (They’re still working out US distribution.) ...

Long-running UK group Saint Etienne have had a great year, all things considered. They released the hypnotic I’ve Been Trying to Tell You, one of the best and most unusual albums of their 30-year ...

A few months ago, Saint Etienne, the great long-running trio of UK pop adventurers, released an excellent sound-collage album called I’ve Been Trying To Tell You. The group built the LP out of samples ...

Saint Etienne’s eighth album, Words and Music by Saint Etienne, starts with singer Sarah Cracknell—transported back to a time before adult autonomy—admiring kids with the daring to question authority.

It’s a late August afternoon in England, and the three members of Saint Etienne are attempting to provide some much-needed emotional support over Zoom. I have just confronted them with the fact that ...

“The first time I heard techno in a rave, it was like a real revolution in my mind.” So says Étienne de Crécy, French touch electro-house producer, DJ, and conceptual artist. Likewise, de Crécy’s ...

Saint Etienne isn't usually counted among modern music's more party-starting combos, but the sleek Brit trio -- outfitted with one extra member for a brief stateside tour -- managed to generate plenty ...