Smooth return for Britpop legends Suede

Original Britpop band Suede find it tough going writing albums. But that’s how it should be, bassist Mat Osman tells Ed Power

Suede were neither the biggest nor most notorious Britpop band. They did, however, leave arguably the richest musical legacy. With hits such as 1993’s Animal Nitrate, the Londoners pressed reset on UK guitar music, restoring a movement thoroughly defenestrated by the American grunge invasion.

Moreover, their songs conveyed a glitteringly delinquent world view, singer Brett Anderson chronicling life in the gutter even as he gazed at the stars.