New Music: Take Me To The Pilot

           

The great London trio Saint Etienne will say goodbye soon. They'll release International, their 12th and apparently final studio album. Now, they've shared another single. Saint Etienne's new track "Take Me To The Pilot" is not an Elton John cover.  The group made the track with the assistance of another '90s dance great — Orbital's Paul Hartnoll, who co-wrote and co-produced the song. It's a gorgeously swirling rave track that evokes past revolutions while still feeling firmly futuristic. Honestly, it’s amazing that anyone can make a track like this when they’re so many decades into their career. Fashion photographer Alasdair McLellan shot the "Take Me To The Pilot" video in Rome, and it works as a showcase for an exceptionally good-looking breakdancer who goes by the name Jet. I filmed Jet breakin' outside a bungalow in Tickhill, the village near Doncaster where I grew up. When Bob mentioned the album was called International, I decided to expand the idea and shoot a second part in Rome. It happened to coincide with the Vatican choosing the next Pope, so I thought why not have Jet dancing through the streets, with piazzas and Ponte Sant' Angelo's angel sculptures in the background? As we moved through the city.