Suede review – secret gig as Crushed Kid is extremely loud and incredibly close

‘Recharging before our eyes’ … Brett Anderson of Suede (performing as Crushed Kid) at the Moth Club, London, 5 September 2022. Photograph: Paul Khera

This was supposed to be a secret. The name on the bill is Crushed Kid, described as a “brand sparkling new post-punk band”, but there’s a remarkable number of Suede T-shirts in the room and no audible gasps of surprise when the Britpop pioneers (who reunited to great effect in 2013) take to the stage. The grapevine must be very efficient.

‘I’m nothing without you’ … Crushed Kid. Photograph: Paul Khera