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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Bob Chiarito | Special to the Sun-Times

Famed U.K. band Suede returns to Chicago with new album, perhaps garnering U.S. celebrity at last

Simon Gilbert (from left), Richard Oakes, Brett Anderson (foreground), Mat Osman and Neil Codling of Suede. (Dean Chalkley)

When Brett Anderson walks down a street in London or any other European city, he’s usually mobbed by fans. That’s because he’s the lead singer and founder of Suede, one of England’s most popular bands of the last 30 years.

Declared “The Best New Band In England” by Melody Maker before its 1993 debut album was even released, Suede has sold millions of records and played to full houses in England and the rest of Europe for decades. Yet, if Anderson were walking on a Chicago street, he’d likely not be recognized.

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