Suede are set to share beforehand unreleased observe ‘Blinded’ as a part of their new ‘Sci-Fi Lullabies Vol.2’ assortment for Document Retailer Day 2025.
The forthcoming double LP serves because the follow-up to the band’s 1997 compilation ‘Sci-Fi Lullabies’, which options B-sides from the singles that have been launched from their first three albums.
‘Vol.2’ was introduced yesterday (February 6) as a part of the intensive RSD ’25 record – additionally that includes unique vinyl drops from the likes of Oasis, Charli XCX, Fred.. Once more, The Remedy, Gorillaz and Taylor Swift.
These might be accessible when the annual occasion returns for its 18th version on Saturday April 12.
Asserting the forthcoming ‘Sci-Fi Lullabies’ follow-up on social media, Suede wrote: “This new assortment of 19 B-sides and bonus tracks from the interval 1997 to 2023 has been curated by Brett Anderson and contains the beforehand unreleased observe, ‘Blinded’.
“This double LP might be accessible on clear vinyl. Don’t miss out – discover your native impartial taking part document store at recordstoreday.co.uk.”
In keeping with Setlist.FM, Suede have performed ‘Blinded’ stay on only one event in 2019.
An inventory on Document Retailer Day’s web site reads: The place ‘Sci-Fi Lullabies’ left off after ‘Coming Up’ [1996], ‘Quantity 2’ collects the crop of bonus tracks launched from ‘Head Music’, in 1999 to 2022’s ‘Autofiction’.
“This assortment additionally debuts a beforehand unreleased observe, ‘Blinded’, making its first-ever look right here. Pressed on double 140g clear vinyl, with full lyrics, ‘Sci-Fi Lullabies: Quantity 2’ is a must have for Suede followers and collectors.”
Try the official paintings for ‘Sci-Fi Lullabies Vol.2’ within the publish above, and see the complete tracklist under.
Suede’s ‘Sci-Fi Lullabies Vol.2’ tracklist is:
‘The Unhappiness In You, The Unhappiness In Me’
‘Daybreak Refrain’
‘Let Go’
‘Crackhead
‘Low-cost’
‘Simon’
‘What Violet Says’
‘Nonetheless Ready’
‘Manipulation’
‘You Don’t Know Me’
‘Days Like Useless Moths’
‘Since You Went Away’
‘Heroin’
‘Leaving
‘God’s Reward’
‘There Is No Me If There Is No You’
‘Darkest Days’
‘The Prey’
‘Blinded’
The primary quantity of ‘Sci-Fi Lullabies’ reached Quantity 9 on the UK albums chart, and earned excessive important acclaim upon its launch. In 2021, NME‘s Mark Beaumont gave the compilation a shout-out whereas calling for “a return of the nice, old school B-side”.
He stated that Brett Anderson and co, in addition to the likes of The Smiths and Oasis, “have been among the many few bands who cared extra about your complete package deal than particular person single tracks, refusing to let the standard management dip on their B-sides”.
“Whole B-side albums by such teams rivalled their official releases ( your, Suede’s ‘Sci-Fi Lullabies’),” the characteristic added.
In 2014, the compilation landed at Quantity Three on NME‘s record of 30 killer B-side and rarities albums you would possibly’ve missed record. “[Suede’s] B-sides, from ‘Killing Of A Flashboy’ to ‘My Darkish Star’ to ‘Europe Is Our Playground’, have been as thrilling as something Britpop may muster,” it learn.
Chatting with NME across the launch of their newest album, 2022’s ‘Autofiction’, frontman Andreson appeared forward to what’s to return. “The subsequent document that we’re planning to put in writing, and have already began, is way more experimental,” he defined.
“I don’t actually know if there’s an arc with [‘Autofiction’]. I’m not seeing it as a collection of albums. You simply should do it one by one, actually. I do consider these three data as [being] collectively, particularly ‘Evening Ideas’ and ‘The Blue Hour’, however the subsequent document might be fully completely different.”
“The singer went on to recommend that Suede may very well be way more experiential on their subsequent venture, telling NME: “I’d like to assume that our most daring work is forward of us.
“That’s a extremely thrilling prospect – {that a} band at our stage of our profession haven’t simply settled for operating by way of the motions. I like making new data: it makes my coronary heart beat quicker, it’s what I rise up for within the morning.”
Final summer season, Suede introduced that the recording of “noisy”, “unhinged” and “uncooked” new album was underway. They debuted a preview of the document on the Isle Of Wight Competition in June, taking part in a brand new observe titled ‘Antidepressants’.
Final yr, Suede launched a thirtieth anniversary version of their 1994 second album ‘Canine Man Star’, containing bonus tracks from that period.
In different information, Sam Fender has been introduced because the official ambassador of Document Retailer Day UK. He’ll launch a brand new six-track 12-inch vinyl EP to have fun, ‘Me And The Canine’, that includes two new songs.
