Coming Up [25th Anniversary Edition Clear Vinyl]

by Suede

Overview

Brett Anderson carried on after Bernard Butler's departure, adding a teenage guitarist and restructuring the intent of Suede, if not the sound, for their third album, Coming Up. The most striking thing about Coming Up is the simplicity. Gone are the grand, sweeping gestures of both Suede and Dog Man Star, leaving behind the glam, which is now spiked with an invigorating sense of self-belief -- Anderson is out to prove that he's a survivor, and he does give a damn whether you believe he is or not. So Coming Up has none of the lush, melancholy, and paranoid overtones of Dog Man Star. It's about celebrating being young, going out, taking drugs, having sex, and living life. And it sounds just like it reads -- Richard Oakes pounds out fizzy, fuzzy guitar riffs while the rhythm section lays back with dirty, sexy grooves and new keyboardist Neil Godling exudes a sultry, unattainable cool. Even on the wistful ballads "By the Sea" and "Picnic by the Motorway," there's none of the enveloping melancholy that consumed Dog Man Star -- they're as optimistic as the buoyant, melodic rockers that comprise the rest of the album. As a statement of purpose, Coming Up is unimpeachable. Though it doesn't break any new ground for the band -- unless you count the newfound sense of optimism -- it's a remarkable consolidation and crystallization of Suede's talents and all the evidence anyone needs that Brett Anderson was always the guiding force behind the band. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/10/2021
Label:	Demon Records
UPC:	5014797906037

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Suede   Primary Artist
Zoqie Broach   Director
David Mould   Director
Brett Anderson   Vocals,Vocals
Mike Christie   Director
Neil Codling   Keyboards
Mat Osman   Bass (Electric)
Simon Gilbert   Drums,Director
Richard Oakes   Guitar
Pedro Romhanyi   Director

Technical Credits

Steve Seal   Artwork
Craig Armstrong   String Arrangements
Bernard Butler   Composer
Ian Caple   Producer
Gary Stout   Engineer
Ed Buller   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Johnny Dexter   Composer
Chris Lowe   Composer
Dave Bascombe   Mixing
Brett Anderson   Artwork,Composer,Composer,Cover Art,Group Member
Clive Langer   Composer
Neil Tennant   Composer
Bruce Lampcov   Producer
Peter Saville   Artwork,Cover Art
Neil Codling   Composer,Group Member
Mat Osman   Composer,Group Member
Declan MacManus   Composer
Nick Knight   Cover Art
Donald Christie   Photography
Simon Gilbert   Composer,Group Member
Richard Oakes   Composer,Group Member
Howard Wakefield   Design