Well, kids at heart anyway. We are just about ready to board our private easy jet and head to North America. We’re very excited, we’ve got a rollicking set of songs for you and are really looking forward to the guest acts and DJs – as some great lyricist wrote one day: “We’re gonna have a party”

Here’s the schedule and our special guests for each night:

October
Wed 24 Toronto ON – The Opera House plus Snowblink
On sale now here.

Thur 25 Washington DC – U Street Music Hall plus Volta Burreau
On sale now here.

Fri 26 New York NY – Webster Hall plus Golden Filter plus DJ Paul Fernandez
On sale now here.

Sat 27 Boston MA – Paradise plus Freezepop
On sale now here.

Mon 29 Chicago IL – Lincoln Hall plus Houtakker
On sale now here.

Wed 31 Portland OR – Wonder Ballroom plus Kim Baxter
On sale now here.

November
Thurs 1 Seattle WA – The Showbox plus Rose Melberg + Beat Connection DJ set
On sale now here.

Fri 2 San Francisco CA – The Fillmore plus Sea Of Bees
On sale now here.

Sat 3 Los Angeles CA – Fonda Theatre plus Maria Del Pilar + Kisses DJ set
On sale now here.

The limited edition US version of Words And Music By Saint Etienne will be on sale at each gig, and we’re going to bring a few back with us for distribution to die hard fans around the world (not sure how many yet but we’ll keep you posted).

If you’ve not heard it yet, here’s our remix of El Perro del Mar’s Walk On By which you can download for nuffin right here.

Hello, Sarah here! In 1996, I started to write and record the solo album I’d always dreamed of – Coastal Town was written way back in 1987! – and with the band on a ‘4 year hiatus’ between Tiger Bay and Good Humor it was an ideal time.

It meant a lot to me making Lipslide. It gave me more confidence as a writer. I still get letters and emails from Saint Etienne fans who love the record – that means a lot. I changed the running order and cover on the US release of the album in 2000 which I guess signalled that I hadn’t been completely happy with the original album that came out. Revisiting it now, I feel I can put the baby to bed.

I’ve dug through tons of old demo’s and unreleased material to put together a bonus disc that I’m really pleased with. It includes an unreleased recording that I love, a collaboration with Shack on a song called Miles Apart. I hope you’ll enjoy it!

Lipslide Deluxe Edition – click here

Place your bets, the ball’s on the wheel and wherever it lands you’re going to win!

Casino Classics is sweet sixteen and we’ve brought our remix compilation up to date.

Back in ’96 we released a compilation of remixes we had commissioned for our first three albums. People say that we are always quick to acknowledge and embrace ‘the dancefloor’and looking back over the remixers we have worked with, Andrew Weatherall, The Chemical Brothers, Richard X, Masters At Work, Underworld, Paul Van Dyk and Aphex Twin amongst others, they have a point!

We’ve now gathered together as many of our favourite mixes that will fit onto 4 CD’s – from Foxbase Alpha right up until London Conversations – and packaged them into a beautiful DVD sized hardback book. The 4 disc set also gives you access to download a further 10 mixes that we just couldn’t squeeze in.

For those of you on a more focussed trip, there’s a cream-of-the-crop 2CD set available too.

So get your best dancing shoes and pay homage to art of the remix with our best known songs transformed into ‘floor-fillers’ and ‘club classics’.

Casino Classics – 4CD Limited Edition
Casino Classics – 2CD Deluxe Edition