Ack Phhht!

Okay, I swear, this is my last post on Saint Etienne’s  “Method Of Modern Love”.  It’s not like the single’s even out or anything.  But I got my hands on a copy of the song a few days back and I’ve been listening it since, so I wanted to share my thoughts.

First, the bad news:  the entire song isn’t quite as fantastic as that heavenly 30 second clip of the chorus that was posted a few weeks back.  How could it be?  That bit is just feather-light pop perfection, and the rest of the song couldn’t possibly have lived up to it.

Disregarding that unrealistic expectation, though, the track is brilliant.   It’s so great to hear Saint Etienne once again taking a dip into full-on dance floor material, especially when the song is as catchy and well put together as this one.  The middle eight is a bit creaky, but everything else is just perfect, from the retro-80’s synth intro on.  Hopefully this won’t be the last we hear from Saint Etienne this year.

I feel a bit pathetic, gushing like a fanboy over every crumb Saint Etienne throws out about their forthcoming “Method Of Modern Love” single … but in all honesty, the song just sounds drop-dead fantastic, the best thing I’ve heard out of them since “Stars Above Us” (I’d be even more excited if I thought the song would get a domestic release in the US).  The band is now streaming a clip of the song off their MySpace page, longer than the one that circulated in late December, and it still sounds awesome.

They’ve also now released the cover art:

The single is out in the UK on February 9th.

UPDATE: Via Chartrigger, you can hear the various mixes from the single here.

Via Chart Rigger, Popjustice has posted a 30 second sample of Saint Etienne’s forthcoming single, “Method Of Modern Love”.  Wow, this sounds fucking fantastic!  And after the lush pop of their last album, it’s great to hear Saint Etienne doing a straight dance cut again — “Method” just shot past the upcoming Doves album as my most anticipated release of 2009.

Now, will somebody please please please get at least a few of these recent Saint Etienne releases out in the States?