The Blue Hour

AlbumSep 21 / 201814 songs, 51m 44s
Alternative Rock Art Rock
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On their eighth album, Brett Anderson and co. take the road less travelled, exploring rural decay with cinematic lushness

A career highlight that stands against the best of their 90s work.

Suede offer up another sordid masterwork for their canon, while Dublin's indie folk band Villagers rediscover faith on their most daring record to date

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.

7.0 / 10

With a pair of well-received, commercially viable albums in the shape of 2013's Bloodsports and 2015's Night Thoughts, London's often overlooked glam antidote to Britpop have turned what looked like a brief and beautiful comeback into an ongoing concern.

8 / 10

After Suede 3.0 cemented their presence with 2013’s ‘Bloodsports’, a record which took 1996’s ‘Coming Up’ as its

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7 / 10

Suede say they want to be "unpleasant" - their new album 'The Blue Hour' is in parts, but is also somehow uplifting.

8 / 10

The word 'triptych', used to refer to anything other than a three-paneled artwork, should always raise red flags.

The band’s eighth album sees them explore the creepy countryside with a new-found vitality in grand and gothic style

Album Reviews: Suede - The Blue Hour

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