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From Left: Neil Codling, Richard Oakes, Mat Osman, Brett Anderson and Simon Gilbert. [Photo: Popmatters]

Suede is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989, the group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert.

After a seven-year break, Suede reformed in 2010 for a global tour. During the 20 years since they formed, Suede's demonic cadences and distinctively indie style have captivated an entire generation. Suede has been described as the best British rock band since the Beatles.

Cool Britannia: Suede at the height of their powers in 1994. From left: Mat Osman, Brett Anderson, Simon Gilbert and Bernard Butler. Photo:

By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted much attention from the British music press.

The following year their glam rock-inspired debut album, Suede, went to the top of the charts and became the fastest-selling debut album in almost ten years, helping kick-start the Britpop movement.

Brett Anderson: "emulating people shouldn’t be about wanting to sound like them." [Photo: shapersofthe80s]

However, the band's lush follow-up, Dog Man Star (1994), saw Suede distance themselves from their Britpop peers.

Although it is often regarded as the band's masterpiece, the recording sessions for Dog Man Star were fraught with difficulty, and ended with Butler departing the band after heated arguments with Anderson.

In 1996 following the recruitment of Richard Oakes and later keyboardist Neil Codling, Suede went on to greater commercial success with Coming Up. The album charted at number one in the UK, producing five top ten singles and became their biggest-selling album worldwide.

'It belongs to a sub-species of rock album that seems to have become extinct'... Dog Man Star by Suede. [Photo: Redferns]

After the release of the B-sides compilation Sci-Fi Lullabies in 1997, Anderson became addicted to crack and heroin. Despite problems within the band, Suede's fourth album Head Music (1999) was a British chart-topper.

Suede's final album, A New Morning (2002), their first after the collapse of Nude Records, was a commercial disappointment. In 2003, after the release of the Singles compilation, Suede disbanded. After much speculation Suede reformed in 2010 for a series of concerts.

Brett Anderson at a concert. [Photo: PA]