Blog: This Here Boogie

The latest in a long line of faux-androgynous English guitar bands, Suede burst onto the scene with an image that threw Bowie and The Smiths together, with one of the best guitar players of his generation and a lead singer who would surely have been a hit in the PR industry if he had failed in music. Yes, Brett Anderson had all the right headlines, and Suede's first singles - 'Metal Mickey', 'The Drowners', 'Animal Nitrate' - and their eponymous debut delivered on their promise. But second-album syndrome can be a bitch, and the [...]