This is where I’ve realised I’ve backed myself into a corner with my only-use-an-artist-once policy I’ve had for this series; loads of them have tremendous voices that I love. So who’ve I got left?
Day 28: A song by an artist whose voice you love
2020: “Perfect Day”, Lou Reed
That voice crack in the second chorus. Nuff said.
2025: “Life is Golden”, Suede
I’ve used up the other three quarters of the Big 4 of Britpop so now’s as good a time as any to round things off.
But if you are a Suede fan and you want me to highlight one of Brett Anderson’s many, many, many electric and enchanting performances, you probably have a whole myriad of songs you’d expect me to choose. However, for a cinematic album like The Blue Hour, Brett’s voice more than ever seemed ripe for use and “Life is Golden” is a shining example of that.
Honourable mentions though from each of the other albums: “Animal Nitrate”, “The Wild Ones”, “Saturday Night”, “My Dark Star”, “Jubilee”, “Obsessions”, “It Starts and Ends With You”, “Like Kids”, “Turn Off Your Brain and Yell”, and “Life is Endless, Life Is a Moment”.
A-Side Glance 