Mercury Prize-winning darlings of 90s Britpop Suede continued their sold-out headline UK & Europe tour at the Engine Shed in Lincoln this Monday.
Suede, who released their tenth studio album Antidepressants in September last year, are performing throughout the UK this February in support of their new record Antidepressants.
Antidepressants, described as a “daring new beginning” by The Line of Best Fit was met with critical acclaim on release, peaking at number 2 on the Official UK Albums Chart and making end of year lists in various publications.
Speaking on the album’s title track, which was performed to a rapturous response in Lincoln, Suede’s incomparable frontman Brett Anderson said: “I don’t quite know what it’s about yet, I like not knowing what my songs are about… You can’t really tell whether the song is a celebration of antidepressants, or whether it’s a criticism of antidepressants.”
He continued: “Medication has become an omnipresent condition in 21st century life. It felt like I had to sing something about it.”
Queues formed for the show hours before the doors opened, with many rabid fans at the front of the queue, some of which had travelled from as far as Boston in the United States.
One fan said: “In any other situation, reaching out for a sweaty 50-year-old man would seem quite awkward, but when watching Suede I don’t really think about it.”
The performance itself was fantastic, with classic songs like ‘Beautiful Ones’ and ‘Trash’ sending the crowd into a frenzy at points, while the fantastic ballad ‘Flytipping’ earned the biggest reaction of the night with Anderson at one point threw away the microphone to shout into the crowd who hung on every word.
Overall, a fantastic performance and one that proves that Suede’s newest material stands comfortably alongside their classic albums which redefined a generation of British music.