Night Thoughts
by Suede
  • Record Label: Rhino
  • Release Date: Jan 22, 2016
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 69
  3. Negative: 7 out of 69
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  1. gigiuz
    Feb 10, 2016
    10
    An incredible album, a great movie directed by Roger Sargent.
    Suede are back with great songs: No Tomorrow, Pale Snow, Learning to Be, I don't know how to reach you...a new direction for this flamboyant and courageous band.
    Richard Oakes is a great artist, Neil Codling and Brett Anderson are here in a great shape, and Gilbert and Osman did an incredible job! Suede are one of the best    An incredible album, a great movie directed by Roger Sargent.
    Suede are back with great songs: No Tomorrow, Pale Snow, Learning to Be, I don't know how to reach you...a new direction for this flamboyant and courageous band.
    Richard Oakes is a great artist, Neil Codling and Brett Anderson are here in a great shape, and Gilbert and Osman did an incredible job! Suede are one of the best bands in the UK...and as someone wrote on NME some years ago "in the kingdom of rock music, Suede are back, and the monarchy has been restored..."    … Expand
  2. Primrosehill
    Jan 27, 2016
    10
    Suede have put out an incredibly beautiful album with cinematic atmosphere, great sound and deep insight. A truly lovely piece of music. Have been listening to it for five days on repeat.
  3. sk75
    Jan 22, 2016
    10
    ''Night Thoughts'' is an astonishing album, a new masterpiece by Suede. With their new album Suede are moving forward without losing any magic of their early work and open a new challenging era for them, as artists, and their fans.Everything we used to love about this band is here. The drama, the melancholic feeling, the dark and the light, the glam, the ambition, the storming tunes,''Night Thoughts'' is an astonishing album, a new masterpiece by Suede. With their new album Suede are moving forward without losing any magic of their early work and open a new challenging era for them, as artists, and their fans.Everything we used to love about this band is here. The drama, the melancholic feeling, the dark and the light, the glam, the ambition, the storming tunes, Brett's amazing voice and poetry. ''Night Thoughts'' gave me goosebumps with the first listen, In love.… Expand
  4. maroulaki
    Jan 22, 2016
    10
    A really great album from start to finish,up with their best work. Ambitious, melodic, dark and emotional, its already a strong contender for album of the year.
  5. aspak
    Jan 24, 2016
    10
    An album full of beauty, emotion, glamrock synths and strings, unreal melodies, and classic guitar hooks. No we are not talking about Dog Man Star but for their new album, Night Thoughts. More than 20 years from their debut, Suede still sound fresh and challenging opening a great new era in their already amazing discography. Essential for music lovers.
  6. suedefirat
    Jan 24, 2016
    10
    Great album. Experimental, emotional, ambitious and wise. The second half is similar to Kate Bush's 9th Wave: atmospheric and strange. Well done, Brett & co.
  7. mindheart
    Jan 22, 2016
    10
    Suede released one of their best albums. Dark, melodic, mixing the old Suede with the new Suede! Listening to this record is like a long journey through epic and glorious moments! This is for sure one of the best albums of 2016! I recommend this album to anyone. Go out and get a copy. Bands like this should release infinite albums and get recognition. Congrats Suede! You did it again!
  8. acalvoelorri
    Jul 31, 2018
    10
    Likely, their best album. From their most passionate anthem in ages, "Outsiders", to the deep beauty of themes like "Tightrope" or "The fur and the feathers", along with their most perfect song in the last 20 years: "I don't know how to reach you", "Night Thoughts" takes you into an emotional journey of fears, dangers and solitude. Full of successful tunes, lavish intrumentation andLikely, their best album. From their most passionate anthem in ages, "Outsiders", to the deep beauty of themes like "Tightrope" or "The fur and the feathers", along with their most perfect song in the last 20 years: "I don't know how to reach you", "Night Thoughts" takes you into an emotional journey of fears, dangers and solitude. Full of successful tunes, lavish intrumentation and touching lyrics, with Brett sounding better than ever.… Expand
  9. kols
    Sep 28, 2018
    10
    An epic and emotional return by Suede with an almost concept album which dealing with life, death, love, anguish and despair, themes we usually see in Suede albums but now all of them are under the prism of a mature and more human Brett Anderson while he 's trying to chace the fears of real life, while he's trying to feel and keep everything he really loves in his hands before time or theAn epic and emotional return by Suede with an almost concept album which dealing with life, death, love, anguish and despair, themes we usually see in Suede albums but now all of them are under the prism of a mature and more human Brett Anderson while he 's trying to chace the fears of real life, while he's trying to feel and keep everything he really loves in his hands before time or the moment will take them all away. Time probably changes everything but not the magic that Suede music always brings to us. It's really hard to hear albums like ''Night Thoughts'' these days. A masterpiece.… Expand
  10. Norgizfox
    Dec 7, 2016
    7
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  11. Platendraaier
    Jan 23, 2016
    8
    Night Thoughts evolves slowly into compelling musical repetitions and vulnerable feelings of parenthood. The personal missteps from the past of the band members are processed in delicate passages and a gripping musical coherence. The musical paths may be entered earlier by Suede, the composition on the album feels more like before as a unity. Brett Anderson knows as a father to translateNight Thoughts evolves slowly into compelling musical repetitions and vulnerable feelings of parenthood. The personal missteps from the past of the band members are processed in delicate passages and a gripping musical coherence. The musical paths may be entered earlier by Suede, the composition on the album feels more like before as a unity. Brett Anderson knows as a father to translate personal experiences to the questions that concerned parents encounter on the path of life. Not only the story evolves in an intriguing way, the musical structures, both in the orchestrated and rich guitar melodies, developing into a gripping whole. The nights that concerned parents will lie awake does not belong to the past after hearing this album, but Suede shows that no one is alone in the questions that pass us by in life.… Expand
  12. ArtRushmer
    Feb 12, 2016
    8
    As much storytelling as an album that plays out an almost complete life, from a vibrant childhood, through love and loss and eventually becoming more pensive and reflective at its twilight. Beautifully atmospheric and with some sparkling lyrics, one of the finest Suede efforts to date...
    My Top Tracks: When You Are Young, Like Kids, I Cant Give Her What She Wants
  13. kost91
    May 5, 2016
    10
    Album of the year! An incredible piece of music, lyrics and ideas, up with their best albums (''Suede'', ''Dog Man Star'') turn Suede after more than 20 years, again, in the map as one of the most important UK bands ever.

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. The Telegraph (UK)
    May 23, 2016
    100
    The effect is classic Suede, with mature moments of recollection in tranquillity.
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  2. Pretty Much Amazing
    Apr 18, 2016
    58
    Add production issues that have marred the bulk of their discography to the lack of tune and we have something that never lifts off: everything sounds mixed at the same level, resulting in mush.
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  3. Under The Radar
    Mar 7, 2016
    80
    Night Thoughts is, according to the band, intended to be listened to as a single piece of work and in their recent live shows has been played in full. If this sounds a touch pretentious it is largely because there are plenty of individual songs strong enough and hooky enough to stand on their own.
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