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Reuniting with original producer Ed Buller after recording 2018's The Blue Hour with Alan Moulder, Suede don't return to a comfort zone on 2022's Autofiction. While there are certainly recognizable thematic elements that tie the record back to the hyper-gothic fantasias of Dog Man Star, Suede swap their inclinations for cinematic sweep for a rushing cavalcade of guitars, resulting in their loudest, noisiest album since Coming Up. Where that record celebrated the trashy transience of youth, Autofiction is decidedly the work of men of a certain age: the opener "She Still Leads Me On" isn't a testament to a lover, it's an ode to a deceased mother. That sense of mortality is an undercurrent on Autofiction, intertwining with desires to recapture lost youth and a frank acceptance of midlife limitations. It's a mature work, but it's delivered by a veteran band who know how to wield their power: the guitars and synths create lacerating, invigorating sheets of sound, accentuating and refuting the romanticism of vocalist Brett Anderson. The last time Suede sounded this muscular and urgent they were still in the process of discovering themselves. Here, the quintet know how to deploy not just their strengths but their distinctive blend of nervy post-punk, overheated glam, and yearning poetry to make an album that sounds full, complete, and utterly alive.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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1
She Still Leads Me On
00:04:08

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Piano, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Jesper Lynggaard Rosenmejer Nielsen, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

2
Personality Disorder
00:04:00

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

3
15 Again
00:03:24

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

4
The Only Way I Can Love You
00:04:07

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - George Chung, Engineer - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass - Christopher De Frietas, Engineer - Cian Ryan-Morgan, Engineer

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

5
That Boy on the Stage
00:02:35

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

6
Drive Myself Home
00:04:29

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer, Strings Arranger - Neil Codling, Producer, Brass Arranger, Piano, Production, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - John Davis, Engineer - Amy Langley, Cello - Ed Buller, Producer, Engineer, Production - Oli Langford, Viola, Violin, Strings Arranger - The London Suede, MainArtist - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Meredith Moore, French Horn - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

7
Black Ice
00:02:45

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Piano, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

8
Shadow Self
00:03:33

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Piano, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Engineer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Assistant Mixer - The London Suede, MainArtist - George Chung, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

9
It's Always the Quiet Ones
00:04:12

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

10
What am I Without You?
00:06:17

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Piano, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - George Chung, Engineer - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass - Christopher De Frietas, Engineer - Cian Ryan-Morgan, Engineer

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

11
Turn off Your Brain and Yell
00:05:54

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Piano, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - George Chung, Engineer - Gary Stout, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

DISC 2

1
The Sadness In You, The Sadness In Me
00:04:30

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Engineer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - George Chung, Engineer - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Christopher De Freitas, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass - Cian Ryan-Morgan, Engineer

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

2
Days Like Dead Moths
00:03:44

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Engineer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - George Chung, Engineer - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Christopher De Freitas, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass - Cian Ryan-Morgan, Engineer

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

3
The Prey
00:03:36

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Producer, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - ALAN MOULDER, Engineer - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Production - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - George Chung, Engineer - John Prestage, Engineer - Linn Fijal, Engineer - Vilma Colling, Engineer - Rebecca Hordern, Engineer - Christopher De Freitas, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass - Cian Ryan-Morgan, Engineer

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

4
You Don't Know Me
00:03:33

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Guitar, Writer - Neil Codling, Piano, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - George Chung, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Electric Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

5
There Is No Me If There Is No You
00:03:07

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Guitar, Writer - Neil Codling, Piano, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - George Chung, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Electric Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

6
Still Waiting
00:02:50

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Guitar, Writer - Neil Codling, Piano, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - John Davis, Engineer - Ed Buller, Producer, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - George Chung, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Electric Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

DISC 3

1
She Still Leads Me On (Live)
00:04:30

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Producer, Guitar - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Nick Allen, Engineer - Chris Denman, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Felix Davis, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

2
Personality Disorder (Live)
00:03:59

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Nick Allen, Engineer - Chris Denman, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Felix Davis, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

3
15 Again (Live)
00:03:27

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Producer, Writer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Nick Allen, Engineer - Chris Denman, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Felix Davis, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

4
The Only Way I Can Love You (Live)
00:03:55

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Nick Allen, Engineer - Chris Denman, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Felix Davis, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

5
That Boy on the Stage (Live) Explicit
00:02:36

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Nick Allen, Engineer - Chris Denman, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Felix Davis, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

6
Drive Myself Home (Live)
00:04:15

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Producer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Nick Allen, Engineer - Chris Denman, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Felix Davis, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

7
Black Ice (Live)
00:03:22

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Producer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Nick Allen, Engineer - Chris Denman, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Felix Davis, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

8
Shadow Self (Live)
00:03:37

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Producer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Nick Allen, Engineer - Chris Denman, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Felix Davis, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

9
It's Always the Quiet Ones (Live)
00:04:18

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Composer, Producer, Writer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Nick Allen, Engineer - Chris Denman, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Felix Davis, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

10
What am I Without You? (Live) Explicit
00:06:14

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Nick Allen, Engineer - Chris Denman, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Felix Davis, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

11
Turn off Your Brain and Yell (Live)
00:06:05

Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Richard Oakes, Composer, Writer - Neil Codling, Producer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Nick Allen, Engineer - Chris Denman, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Felix Davis, Engineer - Mathew Osman, Bass

© 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2023 Suede Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

Album review

Reuniting with original producer Ed Buller after recording 2018's The Blue Hour with Alan Moulder, Suede don't return to a comfort zone on 2022's Autofiction. While there are certainly recognizable thematic elements that tie the record back to the hyper-gothic fantasias of Dog Man Star, Suede swap their inclinations for cinematic sweep for a rushing cavalcade of guitars, resulting in their loudest, noisiest album since Coming Up. Where that record celebrated the trashy transience of youth, Autofiction is decidedly the work of men of a certain age: the opener "She Still Leads Me On" isn't a testament to a lover, it's an ode to a deceased mother. That sense of mortality is an undercurrent on Autofiction, intertwining with desires to recapture lost youth and a frank acceptance of midlife limitations. It's a mature work, but it's delivered by a veteran band who know how to wield their power: the guitars and synths create lacerating, invigorating sheets of sound, accentuating and refuting the romanticism of vocalist Brett Anderson. The last time Suede sounded this muscular and urgent they were still in the process of discovering themselves. Here, the quintet know how to deploy not just their strengths but their distinctive blend of nervy post-punk, overheated glam, and yearning poetry to make an album that sounds full, complete, and utterly alive.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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