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Suede Release Antidepressants, Unveiling a Post‑Punk Reinvention

The band stakes out fresh ground with longtime producer Ed Buller and readies a Southbank Centre takeover featuring orchestral and unamplified performances.

Overview

  • Antidepressants, Suede’s 10th studio album, is out today, with the Evening Standard hailing it as an electrifying, timely listen.
  • Produced by Ed Buller, the record leans into a stark post‑punk palette influenced by bands such as Magazine, PiL, Wire and early Cure.
  • Brett Anderson frames the songs around paranoia, mortality and the medicalisation of modern life, presenting music as a counterforce.
  • The release is followed by a multi‑venue Southbank Centre residency on Sept. 13–19, including a full orchestral show and intimate no‑mic acoustic sets.
  • Suede emphasize an anti‑nostalgia stance focused on new work, and reporting indicates there are no current plans for a North American tour.