Brett Anderson - Love is Dead
by Anthony Strutt
published: 25 / 3 / 2007

Label:
Drowned In Sound
Format: CDS
intro
Enjoyable multi-formatted first solo single from former Suede star, Brett Anderson
‘Love is Dead’ is a perfect introduction to the solo work of the former singer of Suede. It is very much a departure for him. It appears in three versions, two on CDS and one on vinyl. ‘Clowns’, the B side of the first CDS, is as elegant as classic Lee Hazlewood, very 1970’s with a lovely arrangement, which may upset the Suede crowd, as you can’t sway your arms to it. On the second CDS ‘We Can Be Anyone’ is a moody number with a commercial-sounding swagger, while the extra track ‘Mother Night’ is a stripped down track about a disco bunny, and far too strong to have been wasted as a mere B side. It should definitely have been on the album. The 7 inch B side is ‘Elegant’ which is pleasant enough, but not up to the rest of this material. It is a song that no one will get crazy about.
Track Listing:-
1 Love Is Dead2 Elegant
live reviews |
Bush Hall, London, 7/3/2007 |
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At only what is his third ever gig as a solo artist, Anthony Strutt is impressed by former Suede star Brett Anderson's set at the London Bush Hall, and finds him at last having grown up |
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Brett Anderson (2007) |
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Best known for being the former singer with the bestselling 90's Britpop act Suede, Brett Anderson recently played his first ever solo dates over the course of three nights at the Bush Hall in London. Anna Gudaniec photographs him exclusively for Pennyblackmusic at one of those dates |
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