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Brett Anderson climbs monitors and vaults up to high notes in an energetic, irresistible performance of their 1996 album

There were further alterations to the Suede line-up for the creation of Coming Up, with keyboardist Neil Codling joining. “He just sort of fitted in with the vibe of the band,” Brett told Chris. “I’ve said it before, but he was a Suede person. I don’t really know what a Suede person is, but he was one. He balanced us all out.  “He joined as the keyboard player, and because of that he was always very aware of not disturbing the dynamic of what makes a guitar band work. He didn’t want to come in and say, ‘let’s make a keyboard album and sound like Richard Clayderman.’ He wa...

Last modified on Mon 25 Jan 2021 10.53 EST I was late to the Suede party, only getting into the band when they released snotty pop cracker Trash in 1996. There’s nothing like a convert to make a true zealot, and at 17, that I very much was. Received wisdom at the time said that the band were doomed without recently departed guitarist and musical magician Bernard Butler. I didn’t agree. I loved Trash, and while eagerly awaiting new album Coming Up, bought their second record Dog Man Star from Woolworths during a rainy family holiday in Falmouth, Cornwall. I spent the rest of the trip porin...