Saint Etienne have shared a new song, Magpie Eyes.
The track is lifted from 'Home Counties', the follow up to 2012's 'Words and Music by Saint Etienne', which is set to arrive on June 2.
In a statement about the song, the band's Pete Wiggs said:
"The title was inspired by a book about Creation records ‘my Magpie Eyes are hungry for the prize' which in turn was taken from 'Up the Hill Down The Slope' by The Loft. I often find myself being so deep in thought that I'm not really listening to what my children are saying to me and I extrapolated guilty feelings over that into the story of someone who for a combination of personal ambition and commuter journey time ends up missing out on his kids growing up and not really knowing them or the 'Herberts' they might be hanging out with."
The trio will support the record with a UK tour, which will include stops in London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Bexhill, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Sheffield and Manchester between June 2 and 11.
They will also play Hebden Bridge Trades Club on May 26 as a warm up for their performance at Oxford's Common People festival the following day and Primavera on May 31.
Saint Etienne Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri May 26 2017 - HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades Club
Fri June 02 2017 - LONDON Royal Festival Hall
Sat June 03 2017 - CARDIFF Tramshed
Sun June 04 2017 - BIRMINGHAM Town Hall Birmingham
Tue June 06 2017 - BEXHILL ON SEA De La Warr Pavilion
Thu June 08 2017 - GATESHEAD Sage
Fri June 09 2017 - EDINBURGH Queens Hall Edinburgh
Sat June 10 2017 - SHEFFIELD Sheffield City Hall Ballroom
Sun June 11 2017 - MANCHESTER RNCM Theatre
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