reviews on suede

HEAD MUSIC

by Dharma in June 1999 edition of Kawanku
No star rating. Translated from Indonesian language.

It's very easy to recognize Suede's music. We can tell by, what else other than, Brett Anderson's unique voice. And his voice is one of Suede's power. So as long as the vocalist is still Brett, Suede will sound the same.

In the fourth album of this British band, their music changes. Loud sounds with cynical and pornographic lyrics no longer present. Their britpop colour has been more popish with brighter and simple lyrics. Like in the song Electricity. This song tells about someone meeting his soulmate and when they unite, generating a power as strong as thousands of watt of electricity.

Then, keyboard role is also dominant in this album. Take a listen to She's In Fashion that has Asian traditional tones from the keyboard. Very fresh, so it's worth listening to.