Brett Anderson

The Tears were an English rock band, formed in 2004 by ex-Suede bandmates Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler. The band was a much anticipated reunion... of an acclaimed songwriting couple, and music critics praised their first concerts and their debut album, Here Come The Tears. However, this was to be their only release, as they disbanded in 2006, due to Brett Anderson moving his focus towards his solo albums , and Bernard Butler retiring from performing and starting a career as a producer and songwriter . In 1994, when Bernard Butler walked out of Suede, they were the biggest new band in Britain. He was pilloried in the music press and characterised as "demanding, difficult and egotistical" by Brett Anderson. "When he left the band we pretty much hated each other as much as two people can hate each other," admitted Anderson in an interview with The Times. It would therefore be fair to call the reunion between the pair as unexpected. The pair parted company whilst recording the ambitious Dog Man Star album, which brought the most acclaimed new songwriting partnership in Britain to a premature end.
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Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson,... guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted much attention from the British music press. The following year their glam rock-inspired debut album, Suede, went to the top of the charts, became the fastest-selling debut album in almost ten years and won the Mercury Music Prize, helping kick-start the Britpop movement. However, the band's lush follow-up, Dog Man Star , saw Suede distance themselves from their Britpop peers. Although it is often regarded as the band's masterpiece, the recording sessions for Dog Man Star were fraught with difficulty, and ended with Butler departing the band after heated arguments with Anderson. In 1996 following the recruitment of Richard Oakes and later keyboardist Neil Codling, Suede went on to greater commercial success with Coming Up. The album charted at number one in the UK, producing five top ten singles and became their biggest-selling album worldwide.
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