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Having established that their 21st century reunion was not a passing thing, Suede decided to stretch themselves with The Blue Hour, the third record they've made since reuniting in 2013. Unlike that year's Bloodsports or its 2016 sequel Night Thoughts, The Blue Hour isn't produced by Ed Buller, who helmed their three big records of the 1990s (Suede, Dog Man Star, Coming Up), it's the work of Alan Moulder, the veteran producer whose fingerprints were all over alternative rock of the '90s that had little to do with Brit-pop. Truth be told, Suede always stood slightly apart from the Brit-pop pack, sounding a little too louche and glamorous to be part of it, but this decadent romanticism also serves them well in middle age, as it offers avenues for exploration and reflection -- avenues that the band seize here. The Blue Hour isn't as streamlined and assured as Night Thoughts, which wound up as an elegant refinement of the ideas offered on Dog Man Star, yet that's its charm. Suede decide to ratchet up the melodrama on The Blue Hour and seize upon any opportunity to take a detour, dressing the album with layers of strings, choirs, electronic voice, and poetic digressions. That some of these accouterments wind up detracting from the stylish foreboding that's the record's primary color seems to be the point: Suede realize they've mastered such sustained moodiness, so they're taking opportunities to break the spell, or perhaps stir up dreams or nightmares. If the results are occasionally patchwork, that only adds to the album's appeal and it also suits Suede, who always found majesty within secondhand threads and hand-me-downs. Twenty-five years after their debut, they still retain that power, while finding ways to surprise within their firmly defined style.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Composer, Guitar - Neil Codling, Composer, Orchestral Arranger, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - The City of Prague Philharmonic, Orchestra - Michael Hradiský, AssistantEngineer - Guy Protheroe, Conductor - Vitek Kral, RecordingEngineer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Composer, Guitar - Neil Codling, Orchestral Arranger, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - The City of Prague Philharmonic, Orchestra - Michael Hradiský, AssistantEngineer - Guy Protheroe, Conductor - Vitek Kral, RecordingEngineer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Composer, Orchestral Arranger, Guitar - Neil Codling, Orchestral Arranger, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - The City of Prague Philharmonic, Orchestra - Michael Hradiský, AssistantEngineer - Guy Protheroe, Conductor - Vitek Kral, RecordingEngineer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Composer, Guitar - Neil Codling, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Guitar - Neil Codling, Composer, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Guitar - Neil Codling, Composer, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Composer, Guitar - Neil Codling, Composer, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - The City of Prague Philharmonic, Orchestra - Michael Hradiský, AssistantEngineer - Guy Protheroe, Conductor - Vitek Kral, RecordingEngineer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Guitar - Neil Codling, Composer, Orchestral Arranger, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - The City of Prague Philharmonic, Orchestra - Michael Hradiský, AssistantEngineer - Guy Protheroe, Conductor - Oli Langford, Orchestral Arranger - Vitek Kral, RecordingEngineer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Composer, Guitar - Neil Codling, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Composer, Guitar - Neil Codling, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Guitar - Neil Codling, Composer, Orchestral Arranger, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - The City of Prague Philharmonic, Orchestra - Michael Hradiský, AssistantEngineer - Guy Protheroe, Conductor - Vitek Kral, RecordingEngineer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Guitar - Neil Codling, Composer, Orchestral Arranger, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - The City of Prague Philharmonic, Orchestra - Michael Hradiský, AssistantEngineer - Guy Protheroe, Conductor - Vitek Kral, RecordingEngineer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Composer, Guitar - Neil Codling, Composer, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - The City of Prague Philharmonic, Orchestra - Craig Armstrong, Orchestral Arranger - Michael Hradiský, AssistantEngineer - Guy Protheroe, Conductor - Vitek Kral, RecordingEngineer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Brett Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Richard Oakes, Composer, Guitar - Neil Codling, Composer, Orchestral Arranger, Piano, Additional Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Gilbert, Drums - Mat Osman, Bass - Geoff Pesche, Masterer - ALAN MOULDER, Producer, Mixer - Caesar Edmunds, Engineer - Tom Herbert, Engineer - The London Suede, MainArtist - Richie Kennedy, Engineer
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
Album review
Having established that their 21st century reunion was not a passing thing, Suede decided to stretch themselves with The Blue Hour, the third record they've made since reuniting in 2013. Unlike that year's Bloodsports or its 2016 sequel Night Thoughts, The Blue Hour isn't produced by Ed Buller, who helmed their three big records of the 1990s (Suede, Dog Man Star, Coming Up), it's the work of Alan Moulder, the veteran producer whose fingerprints were all over alternative rock of the '90s that had little to do with Brit-pop. Truth be told, Suede always stood slightly apart from the Brit-pop pack, sounding a little too louche and glamorous to be part of it, but this decadent romanticism also serves them well in middle age, as it offers avenues for exploration and reflection -- avenues that the band seize here. The Blue Hour isn't as streamlined and assured as Night Thoughts, which wound up as an elegant refinement of the ideas offered on Dog Man Star, yet that's its charm. Suede decide to ratchet up the melodrama on The Blue Hour and seize upon any opportunity to take a detour, dressing the album with layers of strings, choirs, electronic voice, and poetic digressions. That some of these accouterments wind up detracting from the stylish foreboding that's the record's primary color seems to be the point: Suede realize they've mastered such sustained moodiness, so they're taking opportunities to break the spell, or perhaps stir up dreams or nightmares. If the results are occasionally patchwork, that only adds to the album's appeal and it also suits Suede, who always found majesty within secondhand threads and hand-me-downs. Twenty-five years after their debut, they still retain that power, while finding ways to surprise within their firmly defined style.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:36
- Main artists: The London Suede
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2018 Suede Ltd, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Ltd
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