Antidepressants
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SUEDE – ANTIDEPRESSANTS – ALBUM REVIEW
Britpop summer may be quickly disappearing into the rear-view mirror as the first chills of autumn slowly bite but there is still plenty for 90’s indie aficionados to get excited about!
Continuing their regular post-reunion releases, Suede are here to provide a comforting warmth just like your favourite jumper. The band continue to be daring in their song writing however and ‘Antidepressants’ is a darker record focusing on the tense state of modern life.
Despite the much-publicised nostalgic feel of the summer, and unlike their contemporaries Suede are very much living in the now and not off past glories. Opening track ‘Disintegrate’ is superbly brooding before the band instinctively broaden the scope of the themes across the entire forty-minute collection.
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The incomparable Brett Anderson guides listeners through the record with a more spoken style of vocals akin to modern day contemporaries of the post-punk movement. Apt then that Anderson has called ‘Antidepressants’ the bands post-punk record when comparing it to predecessor ‘Autofiction’ which he terms the groups punk album.
The album is the perfect encore for ‘Autofiction’ and really is quite remarkable considering the band originally wanted to pursue a mellower direction. Like the song of the same name on this album however this is ‘Broken Music for Broken People’.
The ominous ‘Life Is Endless, Life Is A Moment’ is a fittingly chilling finale to a collection which sonically and lyrically feels far more relevant than a Suede album should do in 2025. The band continue to show themselves to be timeless with this incredible latest masterpiece!
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