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Biography
An exhilarating reunion at Londonโs Royal Albert Hall in 2010. Three incredible and by turn bombastic, expansive and bleakly ornate new records in 2013’s ‘Bloodsports’, 2016’s ‘Night Thoughts’ and 2018’s ‘The Blue Hour’. Infinite shows and festivals all over the planet. And now the raucous physicality of new album ‘Autofiction’. Since reforming, Suede have reminded us again and again that, beyond the breakthroughs and breakdowns, the trends and the bends, their brilliantly acerbic songs have lasted the test of time. And ravenous artistic compulsion propels them ever forward.
So, in 2010, seven years after winding down, Suede unexpectedly wound up again. And โwound upโ is about right for this band. Their return triggered a flood of memories; frenzied performances, high-wire ambition, life-changing impact. For once, the headline โThe Best New Band In Britainโ was warranted, positioned over their photo on the cover of Melody Maker. Top 10 crasher โAnimal Nitrateโ was followed by Suede, the biggest selling UK album debut since Frankie Goes To Hollywoodโs Welcome To The Pleasuredome and, soon, winner of the Mercury Music prize. Suede were trailblazers, innovators, cultural aggregators, and everyone wanted a piece.
If anything, Britpop generated Suedeโs next phase. The next album would be, โa lot strangerโ. With Bernard Butler now engrossed by Joy Division and Scott Walker, the next single โStay Togetherโ weighed in at eight intensely dramatic minutes. But ironically, the partnership was ripped apart by attendant pressures on two quite different personalities and Bernard quit before ‘Dog Man Star’ was even released.ย ‘Dog Man Star’ topped the UK charts but was symbolically knocked off by Oasisโ Definitely Maybe. Bernardโs replacement Richard Oakes fitted Suedeโs aesthetic of transforming your grotty reality, plus โhe brought unity to the band,โ Brett recalls. โWe became a little gang. And he had the ability to make the kind of album we wanted.โ
The gang became five when Simonโs cousin Neil Codling also joined, bringing songwriting nous, insouciant presence and perfect cheekbones. Anyone doubting Suedeโs chances of surviving the split were rocked when the resulting ‘Coming Up’, Suedeโs pop zenith, charted at number one in the UK and spawned an astounding four top ten hits. Suedeโs fourth album ‘Head Music’ made in-roads toward a more electronic-rhythmic sound. When Neil left, and Brett finally admitted drugs had got the better of him, it was clear something had stalled. They soldiered on, released ‘A New Morning’ in 2002 to muted response.
Brettโs escape was to announce Suede were on sabbatical. He and Bernard soon formed The Tears and released ‘Here Come The Tears’, but Brettโs solo albums indicate where his heart truly lay throughout the next few years – bombastic; now pastoral; now burnishing folk with delicate electronic elements, then deconstructing and reconstructing post-punk.
With that said, Suedeโs reunion was what really re-lit the touchpaper, even if the burn was to be slow at first. When Teenage Cancer Trust asked if Suede would play a benefit, everyone agreed the time felt right. After two intimate warm-ups, the Royal Albert Hall show was astonishing. To even fervent fans, the ecstatic tension between them and Suede hadnโt dropped an iota.
Fast forward to September 16th 2022: Suede release ‘Autofiction’ –ย โtheir punk albumโ. A record that crackles with the sort of exuberant fire familiar to anyone who has seen the band live in recent years. If 30 years ago, โThe Drownersโ was a rattling anthem for the blurred sexuality and vivacity of unusual youth, then Autofictionโs grappling with concerns of a different point in life sound no less vital. โIt does feel like a new page to me,โ says Anderson. โI always thought of the first three records as a trilogy in a way, and the last three too. ‘Autofiction’ has a natural freshness, it’s where we want to be.โ And where Suede want to be is, in a way, the same place as they were when they began 30 years ago โ a group of people living off the raw sensation of making a racket in a room.
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Watch the official video for 'Disintegrate', the first single from the new album, 'Antidepressants'.
Love this new album cover from Suede! very reminiscent of this photographic portrait of Francis Bacon
Watch the official video for โDisintegrateโ, the first single from the new Suede album, โAntidepressantsโ.
Link in bio.
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Watch the official video for 'Disintegrate', the first single from the new Suede album, 'Antidepressants'.
https://Suede.lnk.to/DisintegrateTW
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Watch the official video for 'Disintegrate', the first single from the new Suede album, 'Antidepressants'.
https://Suede.lnk.to/DisintegrateFA
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.@suedeHQ return with โDisintegrateโ to announce new album โAntidepressantsโ and London Southbank takeover
โIf Autofiction was our punk record, Antidepressants is our post-punk record"



Suede have announced their new album โAntidepressantsโ and shared its lead single โDisingtegrateโ โ check it out below.ย
ANTIDEPRESSANTS - THE NEW ALBUM, OUT SEP 05 #Suede #NewMusic
SUEDE
NEW ALBUM: 'Antidepressants'
OUT: FRI 05 SEP 2025
PRE-ORDER: https://Suede.lnk.to/AntidepressantsTW
Watch the official video for โDisintegrateโ, the first single from the new Suede album, โAntidepressantsโ.
Link in bio.
- SuedeHQ
SUEDE
NEW ALBUM: โAntidepressantsโ
OUT: FRI 05 SEP 2025
LIVE:
โThe mighty SUEDE TAKE OVER LONDONโS most auspicious arts hub, the SOUTHBANK CENTRE, for a very special and ...spectacular run of shows. Pre-order โAntidepressantsโ from the bandโs official store before May 23rd for early access to tickets.โ
DATES:
13 Sep - Royal Festival Hall
14 Sep - Royal Festival Hall
17 Sep - Purcell Room (Suede Off Mic: a unique and unamplified performance)
19 Sep - Queen Elizabeth Hall (Suede with @paraorchestra + Charles Hazlewood)
General tickets go on sale Friday, May 23rd at 10am UK time.
Pre-order link in bio.
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Tune in to @bbc6music with @steve_lamacq from 4pm today.
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MON 19 MAY 25
17:00 BST
Antidepressants - Live at Alexandra Palace, July 2024.
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Suede - Antidepressants
Recorded live at Alexandra Palace last July. Now available to watch on YouTube.
Sign up to the Suede mailing list via the link in bio for more news.
...
Edited and directed by Simon Gilbert.
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Out this month on 3CD โ the artwork and design for this edition were created by Suedeโs official designer, Paul Khera. The package features a die-cut outer sleeve, allowing fans to alternate ...between the two Sci-Fi Lullabies volume covers.
Pre-order your copy through the link in bio.
Photography: John Kippin (Volume 1), Richard Reader (Volume 2).
- SuedeHQ
On this day in 1999, Suede released their UK Number 1 album โHead Musicโ.
Hereโs the albumโs second single โSheโs in Fashionโ, performed live in the @bbcradio2 Piano Room in ...2023.
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Weโre pleased to announce a new limited edition 64-page hardback book, An Illustrated A to Z of Suede Lyrics by @rachelappsdesign, featuring a foreword by Brett Anderson. The book will be released ...on July 3rd and is available to pre-order now via the link in bio.
Rachel Appsโ admiration for Suede began in 1993, igniting a lifelong creative journey rooted in their music. From early illustrations and a self-published fanzine to a career in graphic design, Suede remained a constant influence. In 2023, inspired by a creative challenge by artist Struthless, Rachel began illustrating an A to Z of Suede lyrics. The support and encouragement from friends, family, and fellow Suede fans gave Rachel the confidence to embrace creative vulnerability and see the project through to completion.
All profits from the book will go directly to Rachel, in recognition of her passion and dedication.
โI came across her work for this A to Z when I was lurking on @theinsatiableones Facebook page one day and fell in love with it straight awayโฆ I hope you enjoy this book as much as I have.โ - Brett
Specifications:
โข 64 pages
โข 170gsm paper
โข 250mm square hardback
โข Foreword by Brett Anderson
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โWeโll scare the skies with tigersโ eyesโ
So Young - Live at Les Inrocks Festival, 2013.
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Just one month to go until the release of the deluxe 3CD edition of Sci-Fi Lullabies โ an expanded set that brings together both Volume 1 and, for the first time, Volume 2.
Sci-Fi ...Lullabies: Volume 1 will also be released in the following formats:
โข Half-speed master on 180g black vinyl
โข Limited edition 3LP on grey vinyl
โข Numbered 3LP picture disc (limited to 1,000 copies)
Pre-order your copy through the link in bio.
Photography: John Kippin (Volume 1), Richard Reader (Volume 2).
- SuedeHQ
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Love this new album cover from Suede! very reminiscent of this photographic portrait of Francis Bacon
Watch the official video for 'Disintegrate', the first single from the new Suede album, 'Antidepressants'.
https://Suede.lnk.to/DisintegrateTW
- SuedeHQ
.@suedeHQ return with โDisintegrateโ to announce new album โAntidepressantsโ and London Southbank takeover
โIf Autofiction was our punk record, Antidepressants is our post-punk ...record"



Suede have announced their new album โAntidepressantsโ and shared its lead single โDisingtegrateโ โ check it out below.ย
SUEDE
NEW ALBUM: 'Antidepressants'
OUT: FRI 05 SEP 2025
PRE-ORDER: https://Suede.lnk.to/AntidepressantsTW
Tune in to @BBC6Music with @steve_lamacq from 4pm today.
- SuedeHQ
Antidepressants - Live at Alexandra Palace, July 2024.
Watch now: https://suede.lnk.to/AntidepressantsLiveTW
Join the Suede mailing list for more updates: ...https://suede.co.uk/signup
- SuedeHQ
Suede - Antidepressants
Recorded live at Alexandra Palace last July. Now available to watch on YouTube. http://Suede.lnk.to/AntidepressantsLiveTW
Edited and directed by Simon ...Gilbert.
- SuedeHQ
Out this month on 3CD โ the artwork and design for this edition were created by Suedeโs official designer, Paul Khera. The package features a die-cut outer sleeve, allowing fans to alternate ...between the two Sci-Fi Lullabies volume covers.
https://suedehq.lnk.to/SciFiLullabies
On this day in 1999, Suede released their UK Number 1 album โHead Musicโ.
Hereโs the albumโs second single โSheโs in Fashionโ, performed live in the @BBCRadio2 Piano Room in ...2023.
- SuedeHQ
Watch the official video for 'Disintegrate', the first single from the new album, 'Antidepressants'.
ANTIDEPRESSANTS - THE NEW ALBUM, OUT SEP 05 #Suede #NewMusic
Suede - Disintegrate (Official Video)
MON 19 MAY 17:00 BST
Antidepressants - Live at Alexandra Palace, July 2024. #Suede
Antidepressants - Live #Suede #NewMusic
Suede - Antidepressants (Live)
On this day in 1999, Suede released their UK Number 1 album โHead Musicโ. #Suede
So Young - Live at Les Inrocks Festival, 2013. #Suede #AltMusic
Pantomime Horse - Taken from Suede's Love & Poison live film. #Suede
Just one month to go until the release of the deluxe 3CD edition of Sci-Fi Lullabies. #Suede