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Suede ‘Night Thoughts’ Review: Britpop pioneers craft their most ambitious album since Dog Man Star. [rating=4] The last time Suede made a lofty concept album with a full-blown orchestra was 1994’s Dog Man Star. An ambitious fever dream that retrofitted glam, prog and psychedelia with a Britpop sheen, it was a deliciously overwrought affair that went somewhat […]
Suede Announce New Album ‘Night Thoughts’: band follow-up 2013’s excellent ‘Bloodsports’ with an album featuring a full string section, and an accompanying full-length feature film. Brit-pop pioneers Suede (or The London Suede for those of us across the pond) are set to release ‘Night Thoughts‘, their seventh studio album. It will be released January 22nd, […]
Suede ‘Dog Man Star’ 20th Anniversary Box Set Release: band’s sophomore album gets deluxe multi-format reissue. Brit-pop forefathers Suede are giving their 1994 album ‘Dog Man Star‘ the deluxe treatment for its upcoming 20th anniversary. Their grandiose sophomore effort will be released in a deluxe box set edition on October 20th (the album was first released on […]
‘The World’s End’ Soundtrack Rocks: Here’s some info on the best 90’s bands on the track list. [rating=5] Recently I reviewed ‘The World’s End’ for Examiner.com It’s an excellent final entry in the Cornetto trilogy from director Edgar Wright, and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. It also boasts a stellar soundtrack featuring 90’s Britpop and Alternative […]
Album Review: With ‘Bloodsports’, Suede return after 13 years with their best album since 1996’s ‘Coming Up’. [rating=5] Brit-pop pioneers Suede (aka The London Suede, for those of us in the states) imploded in 2002. Their album ‘A New Morning‘ showed a palpable sense of burn-out. But it seems the long rest in-between albums was needed, because […]
The Ultimate Rock Wedding Playlist *Before you check out this list, you might want to read my instructions on how to build your wedding playlist so that you have everything flow smoothly regarding timing out the selections, etc. Are you stuck for ideas and need some rocking song selections to give your wedding festivities a little […]
The Top 15 Lyricists in Alternative Rock It’s easy to pinpoint your favorite vocalists. Lung power, pitch and emotion make identification easy. And not every song needs great lyrics. There are plenty of great songs where wordplay is negligible at best. But when you can find a song whose words hit you deeply, you’re […]
