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Due Out October 4 on Demon Music
Jul 18, 2024
By Marina Malin
Suede have announced the 30th anniversary reissue of their second album, Dog Man Star, to be released on October 4 via Demon Music. In celebration of the reissue, Suede have released “The Killing of a Flash Boy,” a Dog Man Star tour film shot in 1994. More
Released for Bandcamp Friday
Apr 05, 2024
By Mark Redfern
The Anchoress (aka Catherine Anne Davies) has shared a new cover of the Suede B-side “The Living Dead.” The cover was released via Bandcamp as part of Bandcamp Friday. The original song was the B-side to Suede’s 1994 single “Stay Together” and was later included on Suede’s two-CD B-sides collection, Sci-Fi Lullabies, in 1997. More
Good Grief Due Out May 31 via 355 Recordings
Mar 27, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Bernard Butler was the guitarist in Britpop legends Suede on their first two albums and was also in McAlmont & Butler, among other projects, but he’s just announced his first new solo album in 25 years, Good Grief, and shared its first single, “Camber Sands.” More
Autofiction: Expanded Due Out December 8 via BMG
Nov 08, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Suede have announced a deluxe edition of their 2022 album, Autofiction, and shared one of its bonus tracks, “The Sadness In You, The Sadness In Me.” More
The two bands will play seven dates together next summer
Oct 06, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
Manic Street Preachers and Suede announce co-headline UK tour for summer 2024. More
Dec 23, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Are things back to normal in 2022? They are, aren’t they? Well not quite. More
The Latest Episode of the BBC Music Show Also Featured Billy Nomates
Oct 24, 2022
By Mark Redfern
The latest episode of the BBC music show Later… with Jools Holland aired over the weekend and the musical guests included Suede, Arctic Monkeys, Hot Chip, and Billy Nomates. More
Plus Algiers, Cate Le Bon, Gilla Band, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 16, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 35th Songs of the Week of 2022. This week we had a very clear #1. Two album tracks, from records released today, made the list. And all in all we settled on a Top 9. More
Autofiction Out Now via BMG
Sep 16, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Suede have released a new album, Autofiction, today via BMG. Now that it’s out, you can stream the whole thing here. Also, yesterday we posted our rave review of the album. More
Suede’s Autofiction Due Out This Friday via BMG
Sep 13, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Suede and Manic Street Preachers, two iconic British bands who came to prominence in the 1990s, have announced a joint North American co-headlining tour. Over the decades neither band has toured America all that regularly. More
Autofiction Due Out September 16 via BMG
Sep 02, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Suede are releasing a new album, Autofiction, on September 16 via BMG. Now they have shared its third single, “That Boy on the Stage.” The band also recently shared an 18-minute short film connected to the album. Katie Lambert (MrMr Films) directed the film, which was created in collaboration with Suede. More
Plus Hot Chip, Young Jesus, Whitmer Thomas, Hans Pucket, Suede, The 1975, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 05, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 30th Songs of the Week of 2022. There were lots of strong contenders this week, although there was a pretty clear #1 and our #2 was a new band we’d never even heard of before this week. We settled on a Top 12 again this week, like last week. More
Autofiction Due Out September 16 via BMG
Aug 03, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Suede are releasing a new album, Autofiction, on September 16 via BMG. Now they have shared its second single, “15 Again.” In a press release, frontman Brett Anderson describes it as “a song about falling in love with life for the first time.” More
Plus Shearwater, Chelsea Rose, Just Mustard, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 27, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 21st Songs of the Week of 2022. It was terrible week for those who follow the news, fueled by the truly awful mass shooting at the elementary school in Texas. And once again the usual gun control debates came up and once again nothing will probably happen. After all, it’s been 10 years since the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting and no progress has been made. Also Depeche Mode’s Andrew Fletcher and actor Ray Liotta (Goodfellas, Something Wild) both surprisingly died yesterday, even though they were both only in their 60s. More
For All Our Days That Tear The Heart Due Out June 17 via EMI
May 27, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Acclaimed actress Jessie Buckley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, The Lost Daughter) and ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler are releasing an album, For All Our Days That Tear The Heart, on June 17 via EMI. Now they have shared the album’s fourth single, “Footnotes on the Map.” More
Autofiction Due Out September 16 via BMG
May 23, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Suede have announced a new album, Autofiction, and shared its first single, “She Still Leads Me On.” More
For All Our Days That Tear The Heart Due Out June 17 via EMI
May 20, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Acclaimed actress Jessie Buckley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, The Lost Daughter) and ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler are releasing an album, For All Our Days That Tear The Heart, on June 17 via EMI. Now they have shared the album’s third single, atmospheric and lush title track “For All Our Days That Tear The Heart” via a black & white video that features various faces looking at the camera, including Buckley and Butler. More
For All Our Days That Tear The Heart Due Out June 10 via EMI
May 13, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Acclaimed actress Jessie Buckley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, The Lost Daughter) and ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler are releasing an album, For All Our Days That Tear The Heart, on June 10 via EMI. Now they have shared the album’s second single, the jazzy ballad “Seven Red Rose Tattoos,” via a black & white video. More
For All Our Days That Tear The Heart Due Out June 10 via EMI
Apr 15, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Acclaimed actress Jessie Buckley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things, The Lost Daughter) and ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler have announced the release of an album, For All Our Days That Tear The Heart, which will be out on June 10 via EMI. They have also shared a video for a song from the album, “The Eagle & The Dove.” More
Will Feature on GŴYL 2021, Which Takes Place This Friday and Saturday
Mar 04, 2021
By Joey Arnone
BBC Cymru, the Welsh division of BBC, will be streaming the GŴYL 2021 festival this Friday and Saturday. The stream will feature a set of performances from Suede’s Brett Anderson, Charles Hazlewood, and Paraorchestra (the set has been titled Death Songbook). One of the performances, a cover of Mercury Rev’s 1999 song “Holes,” which features contributions by Nadine Shah and Portishead’s Adrian Utley, has been shared. More
Plus Mac DeMarco, Air, Tegan and Sara, Iggy Pop, The Cure, Charli XCX, and Others
Mar 05, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
The full list of 2020 Record Store Day releases has been revealed. Record Store Day goes down on Saturday, April 18. More
The Britpop Classic Was Released on October 10, 1994
Oct 10, 2019
By Ian King
Choice opportunities awaited aspiring rockers across Britain in the back of the music weeklies in the summer of 1994. Take the July 23rd issue of Melody Maker, for instance. More
In Katowice, Poland, August 2-4
Jul 26, 2019
By Jimi Arundell
First started by organizer and director Arthur Rojeck from rock band Myslovitz and dream pop outfit Lenny Valentino, OFF Festival at Katowice in Poland boasts an intoxicating mix of youthful energy coming from the carefully selected cutting edge musicians plus huge heritage acts ensuring a high quality of performers which can range right from German techno to Norwegian death metal. More
Doves, Suede, Editors, and More at Catton Hall, Derbyshire, England, May 23-26
May 13, 2019
By Dom Gourlay
The month of May is a busy time for UK music lovers, with so many festivals taking place over the course of its four-and-a-half weeks. However, one of the most exciting events on the festival calendar is happening in the grounds of Catton Hall, an 18th Century listed building in the Derbyshire countryside. Situated close to the border of Derbyshire and Staffordshire, it’s played host to Bearded Theory since 2014. More
Plus Suede, Beak>, Steve Mason, Petitie Noir, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 22, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
In many instances an album’s strongest songs are shared before the album’s release. There were several albums released this week, however, that featured standout tracks that were not advance singles and so this week’s Songs of the Week features some of those, filtered in with other new singles released this week. More
The Blue Hour Out Now via Rhino
Sep 21, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Britpop originators and survivors Suede released a new album, The Blue Hour, today via Rhino. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
Issue 64 Out Now and Also Includes Interviews with Interpol, Beach House, Wild Nothing, Death Cab for Cutie, Suede, Natalie Prass, Ethan Hawke vs. Phosphorescent, Christine and the Queens, Low, Snail Mail, and Much More
Aug 31, 2018
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Kamasi Washington on the cover. More
Plus Cat Power, Wild Nothing, Still Corners, Mitski, Madeline Kenney, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks' Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 17, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
We took a break from Songs of the Week last week due to a little vacation by our publishers. So this week we are compiling the best songs of the last two weeks. Hence we couldn’t contain the list to our usual Top 10, although we didn’t do too badly, only expanding to a Top 11 and a few more honorable mentions than usual. More
Plus The Lemon Twigs, Christine and the Queens, Phantastic Ferniture, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 13, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Hello again. We haven’t done a Songs of the Week for almost five weeks, since June 9. We were on vacation from mid to late June and then when we returned there really weren’t enough compelling songs last week to justify doing Songs of the Week lists, mainly because of the July 4th holiday being smack dab in the middle of the week and so labels mainly avoided sharing new songs. More
The Blue Hour Due Out September 21 via Rhino
Jul 13, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Britpop originators and survivors Suede are releasing a new album, The Blue Hour, on September 21 via Rhino. Previously they shared a trailer for the album and a video for a dramatic new song, “The Invisibles” (which was our #2 Song of the Week). Now they have shared a second single from the album, “Don’t Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You,” which sounds like vintage Suede and seems to end with the sound of a teakettle whistling. More
Plus Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Tomberlin, Interpol, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 08, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This was a strong week for new tracks, so much so that we almost expanded this week’s Songs of the Week list to a Top 13. Instead we decided to include three honorable mentions. The full list includes two legendary artists who we will soon be getting previously unreleased posthumous albums from. More
The Blue Hour Due Out September 21 via Rhino
Jun 04, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Britpop originators and survivors Suede are releasing a new album, The Blue Hour, on September 21 via Rhino. Previously they shared a trailer for the album. Now they have shared a video for a dramatic new song, “The Invisibles.” More
The Blue Hour Due Out September 21
Apr 30, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Britpop originators and survivors Suede have announced a new album, The Blue Hour, and shared a trailer for it. The album is due out September 21. Below are the tracklist and the cover art (via NME). More
Suede 25th Anniversary Silver Edition Due Out March 30 via Edsel
Jan 26, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Britpop originators and survivors Suede made an immediate mark when they came on the scene in their native U.K., with them declared “The Best New Band in Britain” by the music publication Melody Maker in 1992 before their debut album was even released. More
ken Due Out October 20 via Merge
Aug 08, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Destroyer (the project of Dan Bejar) have announced a new album, ken, and shared a lyric video for its first single, “Sky’s Grey.” Ken is due out October 20 via Merge. More
Coming Up Box Set Due Out September 30 via Edsel/Demon Music Group
Aug 16, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
1996’s Coming Up was a turning point for Britpop originators and survivors Suede. Founding guitarist Bernard Butler left the band as they were finishing up their previous album, their second, 1994’s masterpiece Dog Man Star. More
Night Thoughts Due Out January 22
Jan 18, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Britpop originators and survivors Suede are releasing their new album, Night Thoughts, on January 22. Previously the band shared “Outsiders” and the videos for “Like Kids” and “Pale Snow.” Now the band has shared a video for “No Tomorrow.” More
Night Thoughts Due Out January 22
Jan 13, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Britpop originators and survivors Suede are releasing their new album, Night Thoughts, on January 22. Previously the band shared “Outsiders” and the video for “Like Kids.” Now the band has shared a video for “Pale Snow.” The sad clip features a couple watching an old video of themselves and what appears to be their child (it can be inferred that maybe the child has passed away). Check it out below. More
Night ThoughtsDue Out January 22, 2016
Dec 01, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Britpop originators and survivors Suede are releasing their new album, Night Thoughts, on January 22, 2016. Previously the band shared “Outsiders.” Now we have a video for “Like Kids.” The whole thing takes place in one room that features a disco ball and a naked sleeping man. The camera is static. Various people, some couples, come in and out. Check it out below. More
Night ThoughtsDue Out January 22, 2016
Sep 24, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Britpop originators and survivors Suede are releasing their new album, Night Thoughts, on January 22, 2016. Now they’ve shared the first song from it, “Outsiders.” The album will also have an accompanying feature film directed by Roger Sargent (watch the trailer here) and the song is accompanied by slow motion visuals from the film, of a couple kissing underwater. Listen/watch below. More
Night ThoughtsDue Out January 22, 2016
Sep 07, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Britpop originators and survivors Suede made a fantastic comeback in 2013 with the release of the excellent Bloodsports, which was their first new album in over a decade and was very well-received by critics. Let’s see if they can do it again. Brett Anderson and the band have announced a new studio album, Night Thoughts, due for release January 22, 2016. The album will also have an accompanying feature film directed by Roger Sargent. They have released a teaser for the album and a trailer for the film. More
Plus: Belle and Sebastian, Paul Weller, and Supergrass' Gaz Coombes
Jun 29, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
At Glastonbury this past weekend, a lot of British bands who made their marks in the 1990s performed. The BBC has posted an impressive amount of videos from the festival and so we decided to collect those performances from ‘90s heroes, all of whom are still going strong today. More
Jun 30, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Celebrating 20 years of Britpop’s influence, the BBC will be releasing a new best-of compilation this month called Britpop at the BBC. More
Mar 31, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Britpop stalwarts Suede performed at the Teenage Cancer Trust benefit at London’s Royal Albert Hall over the weekend. More
Our Favorite Visuals of the Year
Jan 03, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
While the days of watching music videos on television are long gone, over the past several years the visual art form has certainly found second life (like so many other things) as an excellent online commodity. More
Sep 03, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
After a decade-long absence, Suede returned earlier this year with their brand new album Bloodsports. More
May 30, 2013
By Laura Studarus
In LA Story, Steve Martin roller skated through an art gallery. The couple in Suede’s new video “Hit Me” does him one better. More
Check Out New Dates for October 2013
Apr 10, 2013
By Cody Ray Shafer
Britpop legends Suede have announced new tour dates in the U.K. and Ireland for October 2013 in honor of their well-received comeback album, Bloodsports. If you’re stuck west of the Atlantic, you can still check out their performance on Later…With Jools Holland set to broadcast this Friday, April 12 (and hopefully to be found online soon after). More
New Album Bloodsports Out March 19
Feb 04, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Next month reunited Britpop veterans Suede return with Bloodsports, their first studio album in over a decade. More
Jan 16, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Last week reunited Britpop veterans Suede returned with their first song in 10 years. More
Jan 07, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Recently announcing a one-off gig at London’s Alexandra Palace on March 30, Suede have revealed new details concerning the band’s first studio record since 2002’s A New Morning. More
Performing At London Alexandra Palace
Dec 05, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Suede have announced that they will perform a special one-off show in London next year followed by the release of a new album shortly after. More
Brett Anderson to Release New Solo Album
Aug 15, 2011
By Mark Redfern
Since reforming in 2010, the party line from Suede, including in our video interview with them at Coachella, was that they’d only release a new album if it felt right. The record racks are littered with unnecessary reunion albums that barely touch on a band’s former glory, so Suede have been wise in following Pixies’ model in being cautious about recording and releasing new material. More
Brett Anderson and Simon Gilbert Also Discuss Reunion, Deluxe Reissues, Band's Relationship with America, and more
Apr 27, 2011
By Mark Redfern
While backstage at the 2011 Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Under the Radar conducted video interviews with some of the fest’s most noteworthy bands. Under the Radar caught up with Suede’s Brett Anderson and Simon Gilbert. In the two-part interview they discuss the band’s relationship with America, whether or not they plan to record a new album, why they reformed, if there will be more U.S. dates in the future, and the deluxe reissues of all five of their albums.
Plus The London Suede, Freelance Whales, Gogol Bordello and Trampled by Turtles
Apr 17, 2011
By Raymond Flotat
Day two of Coachella continued day one’s comfort. Whatever advanced security they’ve implemented—or at least perhaps scalpers buying up lots of tickets that ultimately weren’t used—has helped make this year a comfortable festival again. There’s room to move around and enjoy just about every band. Even stranger, some bands that are legendary are experiencing small turnout. The only band that really drew a massive crowd was the Arcade Fire. More
Three-Night Run of Reunion Shows
Jan 21, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Last year, Suede (or The London Suede as they are forced to be named in America) reformed for a benefit show. They must have had fun—because they’ve set out again in 2011 and will also be reissuing all five of their of their albums. More
London Show to Feature Latter Day Lineup
Jan 15, 2010
By Michele Yamamoto
Britain’s Mercury Prize-winning Suede has announced one reunion show to benefit a London-based charity. More
Interviews
First, Second, and Third Time's a Charm
Sep 21, 2018
By Lily Moayeri
Brett Anderson has a piercing gaze that is very disarming, even if the Suede frontman doesn’t intentionally mean it to be, or maybe he does. It has been a quarter century since Anderson’s delicate features and unforgettable music made their indelible mark on the public’s consciousness. More
Jul 16, 2013
By Frank Valish
Suede frontman Brett Anderson admits that he never thought much about reforming Suede after the band broke up in 2003. After storming onto the British music scene with its first two albums—Suede in 1993 and Dog Man Star in 1994—Suede saw founding guitarist Bernard Butler leave the band, but it soldiered on to release three more albums without him. After a brief reteaming with Butler as The Tears in 2004, Anderson embarked upon a solo career. The four albums he released under his own name, starting with a self-titled release in 2007, mostly eschewed Suede’s patented guitar rock sound for softer, gentler landscapes. Anderson seemed to have left Suede far behind. More
Brett Anderson and Simon Gilbert Discuss Reunion, Possible Next Album, Band's Relationship with America, and more
Apr 27, 2011
By Mark Redfern
While backstage at the 2011 Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Under the Radar conducted video interviews with some of the fest’s most noteworthy bands. Under the Radar caught up with Suede’s Brett Anderson and Simon Gilbert. In the two-part interview they discuss the band’s relationship with America, whether or not they plan to record a new album, why they reformed, if there will be more U.S. dates in the future, and the deluxe reissues of all five of their albums.
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Reviews
Jul 16, 2024
By Dom Gourlay
Manic Street Preachers and Suede rolled back the years by playing glorious sets at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl last weekend More
Aug 24, 2023
By Irina Shtreis
Part two of Under the Radar’s report from Helsinki’s Flow Festival features a mix of established names and up and coming acts from the host nation. More
Aug 16, 2023
By Laura Studarus & Joshua Mellin
Last weekend, Helsinki hosted Flow Festival and Under the Radar photographers Laura Studarus and Joshua Mellin captured some of its highlights. More
Mar 21, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
Suede remain one of the finest live bands on the planet and Under the Radar saw them tear Liverpool Philharmonic Hall a new one last weekend. More
Dec 31, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Suede hadn’t played America in over a decade, since their set at Coachella on April 16, 2011. And even in their 1990s heyday the Britpop band rarely played North America. More
Sep 15, 2022
By Dom Gourlay
Suede have pulled off arguably the most successful reformation and comeback in recent years. More
Aug 18, 2022
By Max Pilley
This time last week, Under the Radar were in Oslo for Øya Festival. Here’s what we saw. More
Nov 13, 2021
By Dom Gourlay
Suede roll back the years in style for 25th anniversary celebration of “Coming Up” More
Apr 23, 2019
By Dom Gourlay
Mention the phrase “Britpop” and it’s hard not to do so through gritted teeth. Its legacy giving birth to a legion of uninspiring, feather cutted, and fishtail parka wearing lad bands believing their “real music with real instruments for real people” makes them the CAMRA of rock and roll. More
Sep 18, 2018
By Michael James Hall
With a pair of well-received, commercially viable albums in the shape of 2013’s Bloodsports and 2015’s Night Thoughts, London’s often overlooked glam antidote to Britpop have turned what looked like a brief and beautiful comeback into an ongoing concern. More
Feb 29, 2016
By Dan Lucas
There is a strange parallel between Suede and David Bowie. Both made comebacks in 2013 after decade-long absences-the former with Bloodsports, the latter with The Next Day. Both were warmly hailed as successes even if they did not have fans falling over themselves, and it felt fitting given that Suede were probably the closest thing Britpop ever had to Bowie’s androgynous outsider. More
Mar 15, 2013
By Austin Trunick
After an 11-year dearth of new material, Britpop’s pompous progenitors are back from what we’d long feared might be the musical hereafter. More
Apr 18, 2011
By Mark Redfern
Day two of Coachella 2011 offered few surprises, but plenty of solid sets, including two British bands—one reunited ‘90s legends back for another try, and the other a star-making main stage performance from a band still on their debut album. More