Suede have announced details of their 10th studio album entitled Antidepressants.
“If ‘Autofiction’ was our punk record, ‘Antidepressants’ is our post-punk record. It’s about the tensions of modern life, the paranoia, the anxiety, the neurosis. We are all striving for connection in a disconnected world. This was the feel I wanted the songs to have.” Offered Suede frontman Brett Anderson “The album is called ‘Antidepressants’. This is broken music for broken people.”
Antidepressants is the follow-up to 2022’s highly personal and punky Autofiction and will be released on the 5th of September via BMG. Recorded live with long-time producer Ed Buller, the press release says “it showcases frontman Brett Anderson’s most personal songwriting to date, marking a notable departure from the punk-inspired sound that its predecessor was noted for.”
Following last week’s teasing live performance video for the title track, captured during their show at London’s Alexandra Palace last summer, the band have shared the album’s sinewy and visceral first single, ‘Disintegrate’, which delivers a rawer more unfiltered approach. Watch the accompanying black and white video, directed by Chris Turner.
Suede will accompany the record’s release with a takeover of London’s Southbank Centre, beginning with two shows at the Royal Festival Hall on September 13 and 14. Following that, the band will play an intimate off-mic performance at the Purcell Room on September 17, before closing the residency with their first full orchestral show with the Paraorchestra in the Queen Elizabeth Hall on September 19.
Anderson added: “Expect old songs, new songs, borrowed songs, blue songs, drama, melody, noise, sweat and a couple of surprises.”
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday 23rd May.
1. Disintegrate
2. Dancing With The Europeans
3. Antidepressants
4. Sweet Kid
5. The Sound And The Summer
6. Somewhere Between An Atom And A Star
7. Broken Music For Broken People
8. Trance State
9. Criminal Ways
10. June Rain
11. Life Is Endless, Life Is A Moment
‘Antidepressants’ tracklist:
‘Antidepressants’ (deluxe CD) tracklist includes:
12. Dirty Looks
13. Sharpening Knives
14. Overload
Suede Upcoming Tour Dates:
SEPTEMBER
13 – LONDON Royal Festival Hall
14 – LONDON Royal Festival Hall
17 – LONDON Purcell Room
19 – LONDON Queen Elizabeth Hall
Photo credit: Dean Chalkley
