On opener When You Are Young and penultimate When You Were Young, lyricist Brett Anderson touches on longing of another sort; innocence, the passing of years, regret, and a ruefulness that touches on various romances, his decadent touch as sharp as the shards of electric guitar and pulsing basslines that propel Outsiders and What I'm Trying To Tell You.
• Suede. Night Thoughts. Suede Ltd.
• Four stars (out of five)
Single download: Pale Snow
For those who like: David Bowie's early '70s work
- Shane Gilchrist