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For the 1960 jazz album, see Blue Hour.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x42018 studio album by SuedeThe Blue HourReleased21\u00a0September\u00a02018\u00a0(2018-09-21)Recorded2017\u20132018StudioAssault & Battery, LondonGenreLength51:36LabelWarner Music UKProducerAlan Moulder“The Invisibles”Released: 3 June 2018“Don’t Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You”Released: 12 July 2018“Life Is Golden”Released: 15 August 2018“Flytipping”Released: 14 September 2018“Wastelands”Released: 29 October 2018The Blue Hour is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock band Suede. The album was released on 21 September 2018.[1][2]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4It was the first Suede album since A New Morning not to be produced by longtime producer Ed Buller, and the first to be produced by Alan Moulder.[3] This is their final album to be released under Warner Music.Table of ContentsBackground[edit]Release and promotion[edit]Reception[edit]Commercial performance[edit]Year-end lists[edit]Track listing[edit]Personnel[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Background[edit]The concept for The Blue Hour began in May 2016, when lead singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Richard Oakes and keyboardist Neil Codling wrote the song “Mistress”; a song about a boy’s realisation of his father’s affair.[4] The band then spent eighteen months composing the rest before recording it in six weeks from September to October 2017 at Assault & Battery studios in London with new producer Alan Moulder.[4] The band finished the recording of the album in February 2018, shortly after the recording of orchestra sessions was finished, later finished the mixing in April, announcing the album, release date, tracklisting and artwork at the end of that month along with their testing press of the album at Abbey Road Studios.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Release and promotion[edit]The album was announced on 28 April 2018 with the mysterious title, #Suede8 through their Instagram, before they revealed the official title on 30 April 2018 via a video trailer on their Instagram and YouTube, along with their 2018 UK and Europe Tour.[5]Just over a week before its release, the band uploaded their final trailer with the backsong “Flytipping” through their social media and YouTube.The first promotional single, “The Invisibles”, was released on 3 June 2018. Second single, “Don’t Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You” followed on 12 July. The third, “Life Is Golden” was released on 15 August; its accompanying music video comprises footage of Ukrainian ghost town, Pripyat. Fourth single, “Flytipping” was issued on 14 September. The accompanying music video of “Wastelands” was uploaded on 29 October through their official YouTube channel, and featured the free-runner Robbie Griffith.The album was released in a number of different versions:Standard physical & digital release \u2013 contains the album tracks.Deluxe Box Set \u2013 contains the album tracks on CD and LP, along with a CD of instrumental tracks, a 7″ vinyl with the bonus track “Manipulation”, a DVD with commentary from the band and Alan Moulder and the entirety of the album’s artwork.The Official Charts Company reported midweek sales of 9,654.[6] It had sold 10,986 units by the end of the week.[7]Reception[edit]The Blue Hour was released to positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Blue Hour has an average score of 77 based on 16 reviews, indicating “generally favorable reviews.”[9]Commercial performance[edit]The Blue Hour charted at number five on the UK Albums Chart, which is the highest-charting album by the band since Head Music in 1999.[20] The album has sold 27,396 units as of July 2021 according to the Official Charts Company.[20]Year-end lists[edit]Track listing[edit]Standard editionTitleWriter(s)1.“As One”4:102.“Wastelands”5:313.“Mistress”3:234.“Beyond the Outskirts”4:065.“Chalk Circles”2:046.“Cold Hands”3:167.“Life Is Golden”3:578.“Roadkill”2:069.“Tides”4:0810.“Don’t Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You”4:2411.“Dead Bird”0:2612.“All the Wild Places”3:1513.“The Invisibles”4:0914.“Flytipping”6:41Total length:51:36Japanese and deluxe box set bonus CDTitle1.“The Blue Hour instrumental”51:36Total length:51:36Box set 7″ vinylTitle15.“Manipulation”2:05Box set DVDTitle1.“The Blue Hour album band’s commentary”\u00a02.“The Blue Hour Trailer”0:193.“The Invisibles” (promo video)4:144.“Don’t Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You” (promo video)4:30Personnel[edit]SuedeTechnicalAlan Moulder \u2013 production, mixingNeil Codling \u2013 additional productionCaesar Edmunds \u2013 engineeringRichie Kennedy \u2013 engineering assistance (recording)Tom Herbert \u2013 engineering assistance (mix)Geoff Pesche \u2013 masteringOrchestra(on tracks 1\u20133, 7, 8, 11\u201314)City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraGuy Protheroe \u2013 conductingLucie \u0160vehlov\u00e1 \u2013 concertmasterNeil Codling \u2013 arrangement (except on track 13)Richard Oakes \u2013 arrangement (on track 3)Oli Langford \u2013 arrangement (on track 8)Craig Armstrong \u2013 arrangement (on track 13)Vitek Kral \u2013 recording engineeringMichael Hradisk\u00fd \u2013 assistant engineeringReferences[edit]^ Copsey, Rob (30 April 2018). “Suede announce new album The Blue Hour”. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2018.^ “Suede Prep New LP, ‘The Blue Hour’“. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 May 2018.^ “SUEDE\u00a0:: Banda anuncia novo \u00e1lbum para setembro”. Urge | M\u00fasica, Filmes, S\u00e9ries, Games (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.^ a b Harrison, Ian (July 2018). “What Goes On!”. Mojo (296): 22.^ YouTube trailer^ Homewood, Ben (26 September 2018). “Suede poised for Top 5 entry with The Blue Hour”. Music Week. Retrieved 9 December 2018.^ Jones, Alan (23 September 2022). “Charts analysis: Blackpink become second Korean act to score UK No.1 album”. Music Week. Retrieved 24 September 2022.^ “The Blue Hour by Suede reviews”. AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 9 November 2018.^ a b “The Blue Hour by Suede Reviews and Tracks”. Metacritic. Retrieved 21 September 2018.^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. “The Blue Hour \u2013 Suede”. AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2018.^ Turner, Luke (21 September 2018). “Suede: The Blue Hour review \u2013 a wild ride into a rural nightmare”. The Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2018.^ Beaumont, Mark; O’Connor, Roisin (20 September 2018). “Album reviews: Suede \u2013 The Blue Hour, Villagers \u2013 The Art of Pretending to Swim”. The Independent. Retrieved 21 September 2018.^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (21 September 2018). “Suede: The Blue Hour review \u2013 Orchestral manoeuvres with a spark”. The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 October 2018.^ Perry, Andrew (October 2018). “Suede: The Blue Hour”. Mojo. No.\u00a0299. London. p.\u00a093.^ Trendell, Andrew (19 September 2018). “Suede \u2013 ‘The Blue Hour’ review”. NME. Retrieved 18 December 2019.^ Barton, Laura (October 2018). “Pomp and Circumstance”. Q. No.\u00a0390. London. p.\u00a0118.^ Harley, Kevin (October 2018). “Suede \u2013 The Blue Hour”. Record Collector. No.\u00a0484. London. 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