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- Summary: The eighth full-length studio release for the British alternative rock band was produced by Alan Moulder.
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- Record Label: Rhino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 12 out of 16
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Mixed: 4 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Sep 20, 2018Though their themes remain in the gutter, Suede aspire to monuments, and The Blue Hour will stand as another sordid masterwork.
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Sep 27, 2018While there are other occasions--notably All The Wild Places’ excessively grandiose orchestration and the ridiculous gothic chanting on Chalk Circles--where it all feels just a bit much, all in all The Blue Hour is a bold, accomplished effort from a band who still have plenty of ideas more than a quarter of century after they first emerged.
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UncutAug 30, 2018It finds Suede wrapping up a triptych of records since their 2013 reunion and in doing so they feel positioned with one foot in the familiar camp of old while striding forward with the other into fresh, unknown territory. [Oct 2018, p.34]
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Sep 27, 2018A thorny, earth-stained treasure.
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Sep 19, 2018Twenty-five years after their debut, they still retain that power, while finding ways to surprise within their firmly defined style.
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Q MagazineAug 30, 2018Intriguingly between success and failure, as if occupying a musical hinterland of its own. [Oct 2018, p.118]
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Sep 24, 2018Dark and absorbing, The Blue Hour is never dull, although in an age of playlist-friendly immediacy it’s hard to imagine its appeal stretching far beyond already committed fans.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 8
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Mixed: 0 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Sep 23, 2018THE BLUE HOUR is one of the best album of all time. Its very very powerful with wonderful songs and lyrics. GOOD JOB SUEDE.
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Sep 23, 2018
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