Saint Etienne Collab with Confidence Man on New Track ‘Brand New Me’
The single is taken from Saint Etienne’s just released final album, International.
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UK indie trio Saint Etienne have teamed up with Aussie electronic pop act Confidence Man for bubbly new single, ‘Brand New Me’.
The track arrives ahead of Saint Etienne’s final studio album, International, which is out now via Heavenly Recordings.
The collaboration came about after the Heavenly label mates first met at Kite Festival in 2022. Both acts were fans of each other and began plotting to work together, eventually getting into the studio and crafting the cartoon pop number ‘Brand New Me’.
Talking about the collaboration, Sarah of Saint Etienne said: “I got a message from Danny Mitchell at Heavenly Recordings, Saint Etienne’s spiritual home, about an Australian band they had signed called Confidence Man. Danny told me they were fans of our music and would love to meet and chat about a potential collaboration. We met backstage at a festival and immediately hit it off, kindred spirits! Making ‘Brand New Me’ was a lot of fun and I think it’s a perfect mash-up of both our band’s styles.”
The single is accompanied by a Hanna Barbera inspired video directed and animated by Kyle Platts and Matt Lloyd.
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‘Brand New Me’ is the latest in a long line of collabs from Confidence Man, who have begun to expand their sound since relocating to the UK last year. Along with Saint Eitenne, this year has seen them work with singer JADE on her track ‘gossip’ and UK dance pioneers Orbital on the supersonic single ‘Re-Lush’.
Confidence Man are fast becoming one of the world’s most beloved dance acts, while on the flip side, Saint Etienne are bringing their 35 year recording history to a close with International.
While the band remain friends, they’ve decided to explore other musical opportunities and are releasing International as a final gift for their fans.
The album features a stack of collaborations with artists they admire and respect. Along with Confidence Man, the album includes appearances from Erol Alkan, Vince Clarke, Paul Hartnoll of Orbital and many more.
International by Saint Etienne is out now via Heavenly Recordings.
