Suede: Antidepressants
(BMG Data)
Vinyl | CD | DL accessible at Sister Ray
Launched 5 September
5.0 out of 5.0 stars
Suede are again in full glory with Antidepressants, their tenth album following the nice Autofiction which was our album of the yr again in 2022 and their greatest album so far. Does this newest album elevate the bar? Wayne AF Carey flicks by means of their bag of anthems…
Our very personal Ged Babey described the NEW Suede in nice element when reviewing the final album and mainly I couldn’t describe them higher in my very own humble opinion. This subsequent chapter is the group going from power to power when you may’t see them getting any higher. They’re in their very own realm at creating lovely songs that soar and get into your coronary heart like not many teams can.
Brett Anderson speaks: “If Autofiction was our punk report, Antidepressants is our post-punk report. It’s concerning the tensions of recent life, the paranoia, the anxiousness, the neurosis. We’re all striving for connection in a disconnected world. This was the texture I needed the songs to have. The album is known as Antidepressants. That is damaged music for damaged folks.”
For those who’ve not heard the one Disintegrate but you’re both deaf or hibernating. It’s a strong piece of labor with Brett at his most majestic backed by the veteran sound of Gilbert, Osman, Codling and Oakes. As large as ever till you get into Dancing With The Europeans which sounds simply as mahoosive (Nigel Carr phrase!). It may solely get higher can’t it? Antidepressants is a darkish gothic quantity with a foreboding Osman bass line and Anderson combining spoken phrase along with his trademark vocals and significant phrases that hark again to the sound of Teardrop Explodes and even a little bit of The Horrors with a fantastic drum beat crashing round with Oakes’ jangling guitars. Candy Child is traditional Suede that pulls punches with each word. Melodic and moody with a crisp drum sound and a trademark refrain from the masters.
Sound And The Summer season is a mellow starter that builds into one other enormous refrain with shimmering guitars, tribal drums and menacing bass backed with eery keyboards from Codling. Ssshh, it’s magic… Someplace Between An Atom And A Star is flirting with Bowie all through, but that’s not a foul factor. They’ve all the time had the comparisons from day one and the legend himself shall be waving his lighter to this wherever he lies. A bit of floating magnificence that matures with each pay attention. Damaged Music For Damaged Individuals ramps up that massive sound, tight as a sophisticated knot and hitting the peak of the very best refrain you may solely wring out of Anderson and co. Legal Methods is the compulsory stomping glam belter with a contemporary twist that cements Suede up their with the songwriting greats. Oakes even plunders a little bit of the outdated Marr sound right here (actually) which he may argue with however I’d know that sound wherever.
Trance State has a cracking bass line which fits deep and builds into the groove of the remainder of the crew. “I hope we’re going someplace good. Oh no, I’m in a trance state, in a trance state, I see your face I fade away” to cite Anderson with one other refrain that simply works. June Rain is a mellow affair that kicks off all Floyd / The Church with shimmering guitars, floating keys and a bass line threatening to burst into life which it does two minutes in. A bit of magnificence that builds right into a crescendo of quiet noise. “I’m an alien on the other aspect of the street, and also you wave to me even if I’ve let myself go” proclaims Anderson once more along with his startling lyrics. Life Is Countless ends the entire epic with a darkish gothic sound, tribal drums, spooky low bass line, chiming guitars and ethereal keys, with Anderson at his startling greatest.
It’s a darkish and pleasant finish to a wonderful bag of songs that take your breath away. Does it do what Autofiction did? I say so and I assure this shall be in your playlist for the remainder of the yr. One other nice album by top-of-the-line teams round…
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Phrases by Wayne Carey, Evaluations Editor for Louder Than Struggle. His writer profile is right here
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