Suede Antidepressants

Critic's Take

The London Suede have finally embraced the gothic inheritance on Antidepressants, and the best tracks - “Disintegrate”, “Antidepressants” and “Somewhere Between An Atom And A Star” - show them at their most intoxicating and unhinged. The opening trio, from the brutal riff of “Disintegrate” into the surging sequence that includes “Antidepressants”, could be the best side of a goth album since Juju, a desolate wave that keeps growing ever grander. Richard Oakes’s radiance gives the songs their serrated edge, and the grandly languid sweep of “Somewhere Between An Atom And A Star” confirms this is goth done with thrilling heedless grandiosity. Even when the second side softens into chest-beating nostalgia, standouts like “Broken Music For Broken People” and “June Rain” prove Suede are goth for life.

Key Points

• The best song is the opening run led by "Disintegrate" for its brutal riff, stately vocal and irresistible momentum.
• The album's core strength is its wholehearted goth grandiosity married to Richard Oakes's luminous guitar work and theatrical lyricism.

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Critic's Take

The London Suede sound reinvigorated on Antidepressants, a dramatic, post-punk statement that places the spotlight on the album's most potent moments. The reviewer's eye keeps returning to “Disintegrate” and “Life Is Endless, Life Is A Moment”, songs that pair claustrophobic instrumentation with emphatic choruses and theatrical finality. Elsewhere, “The Sound And The Summer” and “Criminal Ways” show Suede excelling at dark drama, while quieter pieces such as “June Rain” provide the emotional payoff. In short, the best tracks on Antidepressants are the ones that translate the record's themes of disconnection into vivid, arena-ready anthems and spectral, elegiac conclusions.

Key Points

• The best song(s) convert the album's themes of disconnection into colossal, anthemic post-punk statements.
• Antidepressants' core strengths are its gothic grandeur, punchy instrumentation, and theatrical, emotionally resonant finales.

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Critic's Take

In a tone that rarely mistakes mood for purpose, The London Suede deliver on Antidepressants with the bruised grandeur of “Dancing With The Europeans” and the aching sweep of “Life Is Endless, Life Is A Moment”. Dom Gourlay pegs the record as coarse and angular yet unmistakably Suede, praising how opener “Disintegrate” sets an intoxicating, discordant course and how the title track has become a live staple. The review singles out the anthemic lift of “Dancing With The Europeans” and the gorgeously epic closure of “June Rain”, arguing these best tracks underline the album's confident post-punk reinvention. Overall, the best songs on Antidepressants are those that marry Suede’s classic melodicism to this darker, more incisive palette.

Key Points

• Dancing With The Europeans is the best song for its anthemic build and magnitude.
• The album's core strengths are its confident post-punk reinvention and Suede's unmistakable melodicism fused with darker textures.

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Critic's Take

The London Suede's Antidepressants reads like a post-punk sibling to Autofiction, all razor guitar anthems and bruised vocals, and the review makes it clear the best tracks are upfront. Opener “Disintegrate” is singled out as glorious, a direct invitation to "embrace mortality and decay", while the funereal “June Rain” carries a darker energy that lingers. Anderson's moods - impassioned to reflective - and Richard Oakes's killer riffs make “Disintegrate” and “June Rain” the album's emotional centrepieces. The reviewer frames Antidepressants as a late career triumph rather than a heritage curio, which is why these songs stand out as the best tracks on the album.

Key Points

• The opener "Disintegrate" is the best song because it crystallizes the album’s themes with a glorious, direct lyric and impassioned delivery.
• The album’s core strengths are its post-punk energy, Anderson’s emotional range, and Richard Oakes’s incisive guitar work.

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Critic's Take

Suede return on Antidepressants with a deliberate nod to ’80s post-punk, and the best songs - notably “Disintegrate”, “The Sound and the Summer” and “Trance State” - showcase that swagger. Brett Anderson’s voice is repeatedly praised, and the record’s production and guitar work make tracks like “Disintegrate” and “Antidepressants” stand out. The album leans on immersive atmospheres and big choruses, so those hunting for the best tracks on Antidepressants will find them in its anthemic moments. Overall the album is a satisfying, nostalgic listen for longtime fans rather than a reinvention of the band.

Key Points

• “Disintegrate” is the best song because it explodes open the record with tenacious swagger and magnificent vocals.
• The album’s core strengths are Anderson’s commanding vocals, ’80s post-punk production, and memorable, euphoric choruses.

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Critic's Take

In this review Brett Anderson is again a theatrical centre, and The London Suede on Antidepressants moulds melodrama into something quietly searing. The review repeatedly singles out “Antidepressants”, “Disintegrate” and “Trance State” as the record's clearest payoffs - the title track's chorus is streamlined like a pill, “Disintegrate” reworks Autofiction's opener into inward existential theatre, and “Trance State” supplies New Order-esque synthesis. The critic's tone is admiring but measured, calling this a fine middle panel in a new triptych rather than an outright masterpiece.

Key Points

• The title track is best because its recorded brutality and chorus construction embody the album’s thematic blend of theatrics and synthetic solace.
• The album’s core strengths are theatrical performance, smart production manipulation of ambient noise, and consistent dynamism that captures Suede’s live energy.

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Critic's Take

In his vivid appraisal, Suede's Antidepressants is framed as a triumphant return, with particular emphasis on the cinematic sweep of “Antidepressants” and the bruised grandeur of “Disintegrate”. Emre Gurdal writes with breathless admiration, highlighting those best songs as the emotional centerpieces that redeem and elevate the record. The review consistently points readers toward the best tracks on Antidepressants, arguing they crystallize the album's tensions and rewards. The tone stays celebratory yet exacting, naming “Antidepressants” and “Disintegrate” as the clearest standouts.

Key Points

• The best song is praised for its cinematic sweep and emotional centrality.
• The album's core strengths are emotional intensity and cinematic songwriting.

Critic's Take

The London Suede sound positively electric on Antidepressants, a record that rallies damaged troops and refuses easy consolation. Segal’s review singles out “Broken Music For Broken People” as a clarion call and celebrates the euphoric fugue of “Dancing With The Europeans” as one of the album's high points. She frames “Disintegrate” as a skull-shaped call-to-arms, which helps explain why listeners asking "best songs on Antidepressants" will be pointed to those three tracks. The tone is defiant and celebratory, insisting this is as much a joyride as a memento mori.

Key Points

• The best song is "Broken Music For Broken People" because it is described as rallying damaged troops and encapsulates the album's emotional thrust.
• The album's strengths are its post-punk energy, Brett Anderson's sharper-than-ever vocal delivery, and the mix of exhilaration and mortality.

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Critic's Take

Suede return with Antidepressants, an album whose best songs - “Disintegrate”, “Antidepressants” and “Broken Music For Broken People” - soar with majestic choruses and dark post-punk drama. Wayne Carey writes with an infectious, exultant certainty, praising Brett Anderson at his most majestic while celebrating the band’s knack for huge, heart-grabbing anthems. The record’s strengths are its brooding gothic textures, tribal drums and glittering guitars, all showcased on the standout tracks that make Antidepressants one of the year’s essential listens.

Key Points

• Disintegrate stands out for its majestic vocal performance and insistence as an essential single.
• The album’s core strengths are its gothic, post-punk textures, huge choruses and emotionally resonant songwriting.

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