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Night Thoughts

Suede

Night Thoughts

Seventh album from the English alt. rock group, their second since reforming in 2010, to be accompanied by a film directed by Robert Sargent

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Suede Ltd.
UK Release date
22/01/2016
US Release date
22/01/2016
  1. 9.0 |   Gig Soup

    All of the elements are here: the symphonic poetry, the lyrical grandeur and honesty, the guitar that forces you to climb the ladder of your own heart strings
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  2. 9.0 |   All Music

    The work of a band whose members know precisely how to execute their ideas
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  3. 8.0 |   NOW

    Britpop survivors Suede avoid falling into the legacy act pit with a loosely conceptual seventh album that harkens back to the melodic heights of their 90s glory days
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  4. 8.0 |   The Observer

    An unexpectedly poignant and cinematic record from a band who are enjoying a fruitful second life
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  5. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Suede may have made their best album
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  6. 8.0 |   Q

    Anderson has rarely sounded so desolate. And Suede, for two decades, have rarely sounded this compelling. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   Mojo

    The work of a band very much at home in the here and now, all the while looking forward
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  8. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Where Night Thoughts distances itself from Bloodsports is in the quality of Anderson’s songwriting
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  9. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Suede are just as exciting now as they were 20 years ago
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  10. 8.0 |   Spin

    For all of its pomp and circumstance, Night Thoughts doesn’t shy away from pop
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  11. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Night Thoughts is another victory for the misfits
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  12. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    The music rattles along at speed
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  13. 8.0 |   DIY

    Rooted in its own creation, ‘Night Thoughts’ is expansive and enchanting
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  14. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Even when at their lowest ebb, Suede have always made music that is worth taking notice of, but with Night Thoughts the band have given us their first essential album in 20 years
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  15. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Retains all that made them great in the first place – the swooning choruses, the punchy guitars, the massive productions – but at the same time offers proof of elegance and grace as their maturity grows
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  16. 8.0 |   NME

    Suede sound bolder, brave and better than they have in over 20 years
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  17. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Has all the elements that make Suede one of the most important bands of the last 25 years
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  18. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Another fine offering from Britpop's most ambitious romantics
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  19. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    It’s a record about addiction, to be sure, but to an intoxicant more elusive, potent, and damaging than any street drug: desire
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  20. 7.0 |   The Music

    Possesses the same trademark swagger and lush drama the band has been creating over the last 26 years
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  21. 7.0 |   Uncut

    They still generate enough lusty passion to set pulses racing and hearts aflame. Print edition only

  22. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Their strongest work in decades
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  23. 7.0 |   God Is In The TV

    There’s a resurgence in confidence in the playing and songwriting that suggests they can keep this rejuvenation going
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  24. 7.0 |   Clash

    Far from easy listening, but it's further proof that Suede's renaissance shows no sign of losing momentum
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  25. 7.0 |   Paste Magazine

    Night Thoughts is still a good album, but it lacks the vitality of its predecessor. Even if this works a bit more as a full statement, the songs on Bloodsports were better
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  26. 7.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    This album doesn’t attempt to reinvent or even experiment with Suede’s sound
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  27. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    A sorely needed step forwards
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  28. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    It's largely characterised by ballads of various stripes but all is dominated by the anguished singing of Brett Anderson
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  29. 5.8 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    Everything sounds mixed at the same level, resulting in mush
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  30. 5.5 |   Under The Radar

    There's a feature film to accompany Night Thoughts and the record seems conceived with this in mind
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