Sarah Cracknell of Saint Etienne: 'We thought we were making future music — it was quite nostalgic'

From Soho’s 60s glamour to 90s indie dance floors, Sarah Cracknell reflects on Saint Etienne’s final chapter and a new generation finding their music

Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell

Saint Etienne became defined by a string of hits that captured the melancholic indie dance pop of the 1990s. Their output ranged from the Northern Soul-infused Nothing Can Stop Us to their era-defining cover of Neil Young’s Only Love Can Break Your Heart.

Perhaps their most ubiquitous hit was the dance-floor anthem He's On The Phone, which began as a collaboration with ‘the prince of French Pop’ Étienne Daho.