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Biography
An exhilarating reunion at London’s 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 “wound up” 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 “The Best New Band In Britain” was warranted, positioned over their photo on the cover of Melody Maker. Top 10 crasher ‘Animal Nitrate’ was followed by Suede, the biggest selling UK album debut since Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s 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 Suede’s next phase. The next album would be, “a lot stranger”. With Bernard Butler now engrossed by Joy Division and Scott Walker, the next single ‘Stay Together’ 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. Dog Man Star topped the UK charts but was symbolically knocked off by Oasis’ Definitely Maybe. Bernard’s replacement Richard Oakes fitted Suede’s aesthetic of transforming your grotty reality, plus “he brought unity to the band,” Brett recalls. “We became a little gang. And he had the ability to make the kind of album we wanted.”
The gang became five when Simon’s cousin Neil Codling also joined, bringing songwriting nous, insouciant presence and perfect cheekbones. Anyone doubting Suede’s chances of surviving the split were rocked when the resulting Coming Up, Suede’s pop zenith, charted at number one in the UK and spawned an astounding four top ten hits. Suede’s 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.
Brett’s escape was to announce Suede were on sabbatical. He and Bernard soon formed The Tears and released Here Come The Tears, but Brett’s 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, Suede’s 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 hadn’t dropped an iota.
Fast forward to September 16th 2022: Suede release Autofiction – “their punk album”. 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, ‘The Drowners’ was a rattling anthem for the blurred sexuality and vivacity of unusual youth, then Autofiction’s grappling with concerns of a different point in life sound no less vital. “It does feel like a new page to me,” says Anderson. “I 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.” And where Suede want to be is, in a way, the same place as they were when they began 30 years ago – a group of people living off the raw sensation of making a racket in a room.
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The remastered video for "Metal Mickey" premieres tomorrow, Thursday 30th March, at the link below.
Remastered audio by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering using the original ½” tape.... Video remastered from the original 1-inch tape by James Wong.
-SuedeHQ



The official video for Suede's "Metal Mickey" - Remastered for the 30th Anniversary of Suede's Debut album 'Suede', released in 1993.Audio newly...
youtu.beThirty Years Of 'Suede' - How The Landmark Album Shaped British Music: https://www.oursoundmusic.com/osm/1256387_thirty-years-of-suede-how-the-landmark-album-shaped-british-music
...An incredible look at an album that is 30 years old today. Words by @MildManneredMax
@suedeHQ
#Suede
TONIGHT - ALBERT HALL MANCHESTER
19:00 DOORS
20:00 @sprintsmusic
21:00 SUEDE
📸 @darkroom.memoir
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - ALBERT HALL MANCHESTER
19:00 DOORS
20:00 Sprints
21:00 SUEDE
📸 Marilena Vlachopoulou
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - ALBERT HALL MANCHESTER
19:00 DOORS
20:00 @sprintsmusic
21:00 SUEDE
📸 Marilena Vlachopoulou
-SUEDEHQ
#OnThisDay in 1993 @Suedehq released their self-titled debut album 👏
Often cited as one of the first britpop records, the singles included The Drowners, Metal Mickey, Animal Nitrate and ...So Young.
On this day in 1993, @suedeHQ released their eponymous debut.
Wrapped in androgyny, attitude and some of Bernard Butler's best guitar work, Suede delivered nothing short of a ...classic.
Happy Birthday x
'Suede really did bring sexy back to white guitar rock, and not in a straight or misogynist or objectifying way like, say, the Rolling Stones.'
@suedeHQ's S/T debut turns 30 ...today
https://t.co/6ydGuZhPP6
“So, 30 years ago, this is where it all began. A mixture of live songs that had won us a following + our first experiments in the studio. Listening back now it still has that sense of wildness + ...drama, and possibility of those early days. So young and so gone, indeed!” -Mat Osman
“So, 30 years ago, this is where it all began. A mixture of the live songs that had won us a following and our first experiments in the studio. Listening back now it still has that sense of ...wildness, and drama, and possibility of those early days. So young and so gone, indeed!” - Mat Osman
30 today. Help Suede blow out the candles.
“So, 30 years ago, this is where it all began. A mixture of the live songs that had won us a following and our first experiments in the studio. Listening back now it still has that sense of ...wildness, and drama, and possibility of those early days. So young and so gone, indeed!” - Mat Osman
30 today. Help Suede blow out the candles.
Suede - Metal Mickey (Official Remastered Video)
TONIGHT - ALBERT HALL MANCHESTER
19:00 DOORS
20:00 @sprintsmusic
21:00 SUEDE
📸 @darkroom.memoir
-SUEDEHQ
“So, 30 years ago, this is where it all began. A mixture of the live songs that had won us a following and our first experiments in the studio. Listening back now it still has that sense of ...wildness, and drama, and possibility of those early days. So young and so gone, indeed!” - Mat Osman
30 today. Help Suede blow out the candles.
Tune into @jowhiley on @bbcradio2 from 19:00 BST Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday this week where Suede's debut album will be Jo's #VinylRevival
TONIGHT - SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL
19:00 DOORS
20:00 SPRINTS [@sprintsmusic]
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou @darkroom.memoir
-SUEDEHQ
Suede will be joining the amazing @ [17841401134952103:@musicaengrande] Festival, taking place in Torrelavega, Spain on Saturday 1st July 2023.
Tickets are on sale now at ...www.musicaengrande.es
-SuedeHQ
Suede join @liveislive.be Festival in Antwerp - June 25th, 2023
Tickets on sale now! Find all dates and ticket links at www.suede.co.uk
-SuedeHQ
TONIGHT - ST. DAVIDS HALL, CARDIFF
19:00 DOORS
20:00 DESPERATE JOURNALIST (@desperatejournalist)
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou @darkroom.memoir ...(IG)
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - BRIGHTON DOME
19:00 DOORS
20:00 DESPERATE JOURNALIST (@desperatejournalist)
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou @darkroom.memoir
...-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - BARBICAN YORK
19:00 DOORS
20:00 AIRCOOLED
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou (@darkroom.memoir)
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - O2 ACADEMY GLASGOW
19:00 DOORS
20:00 @aircooled_music
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou @darkroom.memoir
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - ABERDEEN MUSIC HALL
19:00 DOORS
20:00 @aircooled_music
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou @darkroom.memoir
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - ROCK CITY NOTTINGHAM
18:30 DOORS
19:30 @desperatejournalist
20:30 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou @darkroom.memoir
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - O2 ACADEMY LEEDS
19:00 DOORS
20:00 Sprints
21:00 SUEDE
📸 Marilena Vlachopoulou
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - ALBERT HALL MANCHESTER
19:00 DOORS
20:00 Sprints
21:00 SUEDE
📸 Marilena Vlachopoulou
-SUEDEHQ
“So, 30 years ago, this is where it all began. A mixture of the live songs that had won us a following and our first experiments in the studio. Listening back now it still has that sense of ...wildness, and drama, and possibility of those early days. So young and so gone, indeed!” - Mat Osman
30 today. Help Suede blow out the candles.
Tune into Jo Whiley on @bbcradio2 from 19:00 BST Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday this week where Suede's debut album will be Jo's #VinylRevival
TONIGHT - SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL
19:00 DOORS
20:00 SPRINTS [Sprints]
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou @darkroom.memoir (IG)
-SUEDEHQ
Suede will be joining the amazing Música en Grande Festival, taking place in Torrelavega, Spain on Saturday 1st July 2023.
Tickets are on sale now: ...https://musicaengrande.es/suede-lori-meyers-shinova-arde-bogota-natalia-lacunza-we-are-not-djs
-SuedeHQ
Suede join Live /s Live Festival in Antwerp - June 25th, 2023
Tickets on sale now at: https://www.ticketmaster.be/artist/live-s-live-tickets/1126083
-SuedeHQ
TONIGHT - ST. DAVIDS HALL, CARDIFF
19:00 DOORS
20:00 DESPERATE JOURNALIST (Desperate Journalist)
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou @darkroom.memoir ...(IG)
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - BRIGHTON DOME
19:00 DOORS
20:00 DESPERATE JOURNALIST (@desperatejournalist)
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou @darkroom.memoir (IG)
...
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - YORK BARBICAN
19:00 DOORS
20:00 AIRCOOLED
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou @darkroom.memoir (IG)
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - O2 ACADEMY GLASGOW
19:00 DOORS
20:00 Aircooled
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou darkroom.memoir (IG)
-SUEDEHQ
TONIGHT - ABERDEEN MUSIC HALL
19:00 DOORS
20:00 Aircooled
21:00 SUEDE
Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou darkroom.memoir (IG)
-SUEDEHQ
A unique setlist from @suedeHQ in Manchester last night https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-suede-surprise-manchester-fans-with-set-celebrating-30-years-of-their-debut-album-3423313
TONIGHT - O2 ACADEMY LEEDS
19:00 DOORS
20:00 @sprintsmusic
21:00 SUEDE
📸 Marilena Vlachopoulou
-SUEDEHQ
The remastered video for "Metal Mickey" premieres tomorrow, Thursday 30th March, at the link below.
Remastered audio by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering using the original ½” tape.... Video remastered from the original 1-inch tape by James Wong.
-SuedeHQ



The official video for Suede's "Metal Mickey" - Remastered for the 30th Anniversary of Suede's Debut album 'Suede', released in 1993.Audio newly...
youtu.beThirty Years Of 'Suede' - How The Landmark Album Shaped British Music: https://www.oursoundmusic.com/osm/1256387_thirty-years-of-suede-how-the-landmark-album-shaped-british-music
...An incredible look at an album that is 30 years old today. Words by @MildManneredMax
@suedeHQ
#Suede
TONIGHT - ALBERT HALL MANCHESTER
19:00 DOORS
20:00 @sprintsmusic
21:00 SUEDE
📸 Marilena Vlachopoulou
-SUEDEHQ
#OnThisDay in 1993 @Suedehq released their self-titled debut album 👏
Often cited as one of the first britpop records, the singles included The Drowners, Metal Mickey, Animal Nitrate and ...So Young.
On this day in 1993, @suedeHQ released their eponymous debut.
Wrapped in androgyny, attitude and some of Bernard Butler's best guitar work, Suede delivered nothing short of a ...classic.
Happy Birthday x
'Suede really did bring sexy back to white guitar rock, and not in a straight or misogynist or objectifying way like, say, the Rolling Stones.'
@suedeHQ's S/T debut turns 30 ...today
https://t.co/6ydGuZhPP6
“So, 30 years ago, this is where it all began. A mixture of live songs that had won us a following + our first experiments in the studio. Listening back now it still has that sense of wildness + ...drama, and possibility of those early days. So young and so gone, indeed!” -Mat Osman
Tune into @jowhiley on @BBCRadio2 from 19:00 BST Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday this week where Suede's debut album will be Jo's #VinylRevival
This week’s Vinyl Revival is the debut album by @suedeHQ . I’ll be playing a track a night and sharing your love for it. Do you remember buying it? Any special songs on there? Memories? Let me ...have them and listen tonight from 7pm @BBCRadio2
A gig, and song, that will always hold a special memory for us, captured live on record and video 🖤 Delighted to announce our first release with @CitySlang is Literary Mind (Live At ...Whelan's).
Stream it now: https://t.co/Q0h9TbtxaV
More news to follow 👀
Suede - Metal Mickey (Official Remastered Video)
Suede - Animal Nitrate (Official Remastered Video)
Suede - AUTOFICTION - The Deluxe Box Set
Suede - It's Always the Quiet Ones (Official Audio)
Suede - Shadow Self (Official Audio)
Suede - Personality Disorder (Official Audio)
Suede - That Boy On Stage (Official Audio)
Suede - The Only Way I Can Love You (Official Audio)
Suede - What am I Without You? (Official Audio)
Suede - Black Ice (Official Audio)
Suede - Drive Myself Home (Official Audio)
Suede - Turn off Your Brain and Yell (Official Audio)