Saint Etienne - The Night (IEX)

British indie pop mainstays Saint Etienne follow their critically acclaimed 2021 album, I've Been Trying To Tell You, with 12th studio album, The Night. Contining Saint Etienne's tradition of immersive storytelling through sound, The Night delivers an ambient escape from the chaos of daily life by captures the essence of the after-hours. It takes listeners on a journey through layered tranquility, offering calm to restless minds and a gentle respite from modern life's relentless pace. The album, which was produced by Saint Etienne in collaboration with composer and producer Augustin Bousfield, was recorded across two locations in Saltaire and Hove, from January to August 2024. The cover features a photograph by architectural photographer Darren Holden, while the album's sleeve notes are penned by award-winning author and journalist Ben Myers.

Track List

1. Untrust Us
2. Alice Practice
3. Crimewave
4. Magic Spells
5. Xxzxcuzx Me
6. Air War
7. Courtship Dating
8. Good Time
9. 1991
10. Vanished
11. Knights
12. Love and Caring
13. Through the Hosiery
14. Reckless
15. Black Panther
16. Tell Me What to Swallow