Alasdair McLellan the photographer, director and longtime i-D collaborator has teamed up with beloved British band Saint Etienne to shoot the cinematic visual for their new record, I’ve Been Trying To Tell You. Heavenly Recordings, the project is the group’s tenth studio album — released 30 years on from their cult debut Foxbase Alpha — and a body of work that encompasses our specialist subjects: optimism, youth, and the late 90s.
The album was made largely from samples and sounds from between the years 1997 and 2001 where a brief span of positivity for the nation considered by many to be something of a “lost golden age”. But, as the film sets out to explore, our collective memories are often a warped, hazy version of what life was really like.
The project is a great reality check comparing our (fond) nostalgic memories of that period with reality. Panic not for in Queerguru’s case watching this fab wee film and re-listening to Saint Etienne’s music was still a trip down memory lane that was still such a joy to take.
PS The film will soon be available on BFI Player Labels: 2021, 90's, Alasdair McLellan, music video, Saint Etienne
