21st september
Finally the day has come and Suede released today their brilliant 8th studio album called “The Blue Hour”.
Produced and mixed by Alan Moulder at Assault & Battery Studios in London, the album sees Suede continue to explore new ground sonically. It features a choir and spoken word, as well as string arrangements from Craig Armstrong and Neil Codling performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
THE BLUE HOUR

01. AS ONE
02. WASTELANDS
03. MISTRESS
04. BEYOND THE OUTSKIRTS
05. CHALK CIRCLES
06. COLD HANDS
07. LIFE IS GOLDEN
08. ROADKILL
09. TIDES
10. DON’T BE AFRAID IF NOBODY LOVES YOU
11. DEAD BIRD
12. ALL THE WILD PLACES
13. THE INVISIBLES
14. FLYTIPPING

"The Blue hour" is released across 5 possible physical formats and the usual digital sources:
          

 

BOX SET

  • 2-disc 180g heavyweight black vinyl lp
  • cd album
  • specially mastered instrumental cd
  • dvd featuring an album commentary from the band and alan moulder plus never-before-seen video for ‘don’t be afraid if nobody loves you’
  • exclusive bonus track ‘manipulation’ on 7” vinyl
  • lyric sheets
  • a collection of art cards

        

 

CD ALBUM

  • album in CD

        

 

CD ALBUM (Japanese Limited Edition)

  • album in CD
  • special instrumental CD

 

2LP BLACK VINYL EDITION

 

2LP BLUE VINYL EDITION

  • album in 2x12" blue vinyl
  • exclusive to independent retailers





20th september
This evening Suede have played an electric show at the Pryzm Club in Kingston, UK
This was the second of two shows presented by Banquet Records scheduled for today.

 

This was the setlist:

  • As One
  • Wastelands
  • No Tomorrow
  • I Don't Know How To Reach You
  • Tides
  • Don't Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You
  • Sabotage
  • It Starts And Ends With You
  • The Invisibles
  • Life Is Golden


20th september
This afternoon Brett, Richard and Neil have played an acoustic show at the All Saints Church in Kingston, UK
This was the first of two shows presented by Banquet Records scheduled for today.

 

This was the setlist:

  • Wastelands
  • Mistress
  • Indian Strings
  • This Time
  • My Dark Star
  • Obsessions
  • The Fur And The Feathers
  • Trash
  • Everything Will Flow
  • The Invisibles
  • Life Is Golden


19th september
Here's the full band discussing "The Blue Hour" opening track "As One"


18th september
Brett and Mat have appeared today for an interview about the new album "The Blue Hour" at the BBC Radio 5 Live programme "Afternoon Edition" with Nihal Arthanayake

Check the BBC 5 Live site to hear the interview again (go to 01:07:22)


14th september
This midnight Suede have released the track "Flytipping" from the new album "The Blue Hour" due to be released on September 21.

"Flytipping" is an Anderson / Oakes / Codling composition produced by Alan Moulder featuring an orchestral arrangement by Neil Codling performed by the The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. You can hear the song now through different digital and streaming platforms


12th september

Suede are delighted to announce that the band are the subject of a major new definitive feature-documentary Suede: The Insatiable Ones, set to premiere on 24th November at 9pm on Sky Arts, as part of an evening of programming dedicated to the band. As Mike Christie & Mat Osman point, the documentary will probably be available everywhere in the world sometime after.

The documentary conceived by the acclaimed director Mike Christie, arrives 25 years after the release of their monumental first album Suede, and in the wake of their brilliant new opus The Blue Hour, set for release on 21st September

It features behind the scenes footage of the band across its career, helped by 25 years of footage filmed by drummer Simon Gilbert.

According to Brett Anderson: “This isn't a powder-puff promotional tool, it’s a film that grasps at the very essence of what the band is."

"This is absolutely the right time for a Suede documentary", says Mike Christie in a press release, “This is a band who are once again at the peak of their artistic powers and only now in the right place to reflect deeply on their lives, past and work with brutal honesty"


11th september
Brett & Mat did a few days ago an interview with Andrew Trendell for the New Musical Express



5th september
Suede will be performing live, meeting fans and signing copies of their new album “The Blue Hour” at HMV 363 Oxford Street, London on Sunday 23rd September at 2:00pm (Doors open: 1:30pm). More details on how to attend here



17th august

Suede will play a series of in-store (or where indicated) shows + signing sessions in Kingston, London, Leeds and Nottingham to support the release of "The Blue Hour" in september.



15th august
This afternoon Steve Lamacq premiered Suede's new single "Life Is Golden" on BBC Radio 6 Music. If you missed it, you can hear it now through different digital and streaming platforms

"Life Is Golden" is an Anderson / Oakes / Codling composition produced by Alan Moulder featuring an orchestral arrangement by Neil Codling performed by the The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

The official video for "Life Is Golden" was filmed in the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and was directed by Mike Christie who told The Quietus about the video: "It's not about the tragedy of the disaster that happened all those years ago - it's about the unstoppable force of life that's consumed the desolate landscape left behind by humans. It seemed wonderfully apt to set the song to cracked concrete, all conquered by towering golden trees.".


7th august

Suede have revealed the contents of the boxset edition of their new album "The Blue Hour" out on September 21.



The Blue Hour Box Set contains:

  • 2-disc 180g heavyweight LP
  • CD album
  • Specially mastered instrumental CD
  • DVD featuring an album commentary from the band and Alan Moulder plus never-before-seen video for ‘Don’t Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You’
  • Exclusive bonus track ‘Manipulation’ on 7” vinyl
  • Lyric sheets
  • A collection of art cards


13th july
This midnight Suede have released the track "Don't Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You" from the new album "The Blue Hour" due to be released on September 21.

"Don't Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You" is an Anderson / Oakes composition produced by Alan Moulder and you can hear it now through different digital and streaming platforms


16th june
UK HMV stores are releasing today an exclusive 180g heavy weight olive green coloured vinyl of Suede's second album "Dog Man Star".
The reissue, limited to 1000 copies is only available at the HMV stores in the UK


4th june
This afternoon Steve Lamacq premiered Suede's new track "The Invisibles" on BBC Radio 6 Music. If you missed it, you can hear it now through different digital and streaming platforms

"The Invisibles" is an Anderson / Oakes / Codling composition produced by Alan Moulder featuring an orchestral arrangement by Craig Armstrong performed by the The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

The official video for "The Invisibles" was directed by Roger Sargent starring Marama Corlett


18th may
Suede have announced a second tour date at the Eventim Apollo in London, UK


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