"Singer Brett Anderson suggests that if 2022's Autofiction their best post-reunion album until now was their punk album, Antidepressants is its post-punk sibling. Influences such as Magazine, Joy Division and Siouxsie and the Banshees feed into edgier but otherwise trademark Suede guitar anthems. Helmed again by longtime producer Ed Buller, Richard Oakes's killer riffs maraud and jostle, Anderson's moods run the gamut from impassioned to reflective and the rhythm section brew up a right old stomp."
"The eerie background noises and sonic atmospheres chime perfectly with Anderson's lyrics about what he calls tensions of modern life, the paranoia, the anxiety, the neurosis as the band extol the virtues of connection in a dislocated world. Glorious opener Disintegrate invites us to embrace mortality and decay (Come down and disintegrate with me). Other songs reflect from a midlife perspective on subjects such as humanity's transient beauty, breakdowns, toxic relationships or societal dependence on medication."
Suede's fifth album since their 2013 reformation continues a creative resurgence and positions Antidepressants as a post-punk companion to the punk-inflected Autofiction. Magazine, Joy Division and Siouxsie and the Banshees inform edgier yet recognizably Suede guitar anthems. Longtime producer Ed Buller returns, Richard Oakes delivers aggressive riffs, Brett Anderson moves between impassioned and reflective tones, and the rhythm section provides a stomping backbone. Eerie background noises and sonic atmospheres support lyrics about modern tensions, paranoia, anxiety and neurosis while advocating connection. Tracks address mortality, midlife reflection, toxic relationships and societal reliance on medication, concluding as a late-career triumph.
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