Brett Anderson is set to release a solo album

I like the Tears album a lot - some of the songs on it, e.g. "The Ghost Of You," are as good as anything on Dog Man Star - but it's been overlooked, principally because of the "too much too little too late" aura that still hangs over the ghosts of Suede, but also because of the "charity shop/retirement home" aura which appears to be present in anyone signed to Sanctuary (or should it be called Reduced Circumstances?) Records.

Yeah, true, I admit. I could have scrounged for the album when I was in the UK (as I don't think it's over here), found it used or something, but I was much more interested in completing my Associates/Billy Mackenzie collection.

i'm giving this album another listen now, the first since right when it came out.
it really isn't bad at all, except for "intimacy" being mixed like shit. it's really a kind of rainy day, stay in bed and smoke cigarettes kind of album.
nicer than i remembered, though. i guess only very serious fans could appreciate it, though. . . i don't know.

search that pleasure album, though. "back to you" is probably the best thing he's done since 'head music' or thereabouts.

"There’s no electric guitars, simply no electric guitars. Well, there are bits but ..."

I TAKE BACK WHAT I SAID. THE NEW BRETT ANDERSON ALBUM IS THE BEST OF ALBUM OF THE MILLENIUM.

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I LOVE YOU BRETT ANDERSON. OH! OH! OH! OH!

SIGNED,
ANDI, YOUR #1 POP SLUT

The album is OK, but would have been way better had Pleasure actually contributed musically rather than just being there and letting Brett Anderson do what he always does with lots of guitars and stuff.

Suede vocalist Brett Anderson will release the follow-up to his self-titled solo debut, Wilderness, on September 1.

Digital customers can pick up the album a littler earlier, with it reaching online stores on August 29. Anderson will preview material from Wilderness at a show at London's Mermaid Theatre on Monday, July 7.

Says Anderson of his new album:

“I made this album with the purest of intentions: to create a beautiful suite of songs untethered by second-guessing markets and playlists and music biz bullshit. I have no record company, no publisher and a smaller audience but I have never been more confident and focused about what I am doing as an artist.”

Hear material from Wilderness right now on Anderson's MySpace page.

Could easily be as big a hit as the last one.

Aptly titled album.

I'd actually totally forgotten about Brett Anderson. Amazing.

anyone going to the shepherd's bush gig tonight?

Slow Attack is the third solo album by Brett Anderson and is out October 21, 2009 in the UK.

from Amazon: Product Description
After self-titled and Wilderness, the ever dapper Brett Anderson (former lead singer in Suede) returns with his most anticipated. Brett describes Slow Attack as 'fuller, stranger and more complex than the last two solo albums', influenced by Talk Talk's 'distorsion of the pop model' and musically, a record 'heavily featuring woodwind'. The album sleeve was created by Brett and Paul Khera and will be preceded by a series of You Tube films of rough versions of songs from the album (and some surprises). BA Songs. 2009.

PLEASE STOP

he could try writing better songs instead of talking total shit about his tedious records being 'strange' and 'complex'

His most anticipated? Where do they get this stuff? Hilarious.

that blurb is a small miracle

"ever dapper"

Trying for the late eighties Bryan Ferry approach I figure.

Trying for the late eighties Bryan Ferry approach I figure

So then this is applicable?

he could try writing better songs instead of talking total shit about his tedious records being 'strange' and 'complex'

well, his career is in "limbo"

he's been a bete noire for years.

There's a thin line between Brett Anderson at his worst and the dude from Ray Gun at his best.

He should join Oasis.

The first four band practices being mostly Brett telling Liam to quit asking him if he's "gay or whot?"

"We'll i've technically never had a gay experience..."

influenced by Talk Talk's 'distorsion of the pop model'?? this scares me.

That blurb is more entertaining than the album probably will be.

'probably'

I like to give people benefit of the doubt, but yeah.

Sorry, that was a bit snide. Please accept this version of Europe Is Our Playground, which I posted yesterday to a somewhat tepid response but think is pretty fine. Remember him this way.

I'd love to know Brett's solo sales figures, incidentally.

Like I said upthread, the solo show I caught was good but I admit nothing's inspired me fully to check out things since.

And I did appreciate you posted that link, Ismael!

aw, shucks

Sad/freakish Suede-connected news here. Eydmann managed the group in early but key days, as mentioned deep in this piece, leading to the signing with Nude.

(The tragedy of the story aside, LOLs at Suede being described as 'an alternative band popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s that helped establish Britpop as a movement.' A LITTLE off in the timeline there...)

Oh and further 'well who knew' amusement at the identity of the author of the second story in that second link!

Sorry, that was a bit snide.

Oh, no apology needed! I was agreeing that it was unnecessary for me to qualify that statement.

I'm guessing I'm the only person here that bought his new album today? I'm shocked how much I'm enjoying it after how average the last two were. It's really obvious he's really been studying his copies of Laughing Stock and Spirit Of Eden, especially with how the album begins. It's actually pretty convincing and there's a few times where I kind of forgot it was him I listening to which has to be a first.

Good grief, that's a hell of a reference point. (Though not entirely surprising given both Hollis and Anderson are Robert Wyatt freaks.)

All you need to hear is the first 30 seconds of the album to hear what I mean, although I'd let it play. The guy doing the music has given him something new to work with and it's really worked. I've only played this twice and I'm not about to start making statements about it being his best work since Coming Up but...

It's easily his best work since Coming Up!

Dammit!

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Black Rainbows is an upcoming fourth album by the English singer Brett Anderson, set to be released on September 26, 2011.

Anderson has stated that Black Rainbows will be "restless, noisy and dynamic." and described it as a return to the rock band format.[1][2]

Tracklisting:

1. "Unsung"
2. "Brittle Heart"
3. "Crash About to Happen"
4. "I Count the Times"
5. "The Exiles"
6. "This Must Be Where It Ends"
7. "Actors"
8. "In the House of Numbers"
9. "Thin Men Dancing"
10. "Possession"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOIGxfr_6wg&ob=av2n

Alright! Bring it on!

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