Brett Anderson with Suede live at the London Electric Ballroom on October 6th, 2022 (Adam Hampton-Matthews for Live4ever)
Suede were recently on a joint tour of North America with Manic Street Preachers.
Suede, Jockstrap and Shygirl are some of the first artists to be confirmed for next year’s Flow Festival in Helsinki between August 11th-13th.
Brett Anderson and co. are staying busy live after the recent release of their ninth studio album Autofiction – praised by Live4ever in our 7.5/10 review as carrying a, ‘gusto and energy that belies their status as national treasures’.
“The Only Way I Can Love You thrashes and howls, with a big sound and strong melody but, by this point in the album, the sound is wearing thin, although the swinging That Boy On The Stage has a welcome brevity when it follows,” it reads.
“Seemingly an insight into his stage persona, Anderson goes full falsetto, accompanied by restrained histrionics on guitar before things take a slower turn to close Side A.”
“Laughing in the face of their own proclamations, Drive Myself Home is operatic and grandiose, with mournfully pensive horns and lush orchestral ambience. Once again it’s hard to quantify it as punk in any meaningful sense, but the break is welcome.”