The London Suede's "Head Music" is another musical exploration by lead singer Brett Anderson and guitarist Richard Oakes. Throughout their career, Suede (as they were known before an unfortunate lawsuit) has managed to grow with me. They always seem to be approaching new musical areas that have interested me.
To the concerned listener, no two Suede albums are similar. In "Head Music," they give us what I can only call a "groove" heretofore unseen in previous albums. Some of the intellectualism is gone from this album, which I miss. Previously, they had a perfect blend of emotion and thought that made the albums listenable in almost any mood. The title track gives us some sexual double-entendres to play with, and the lyrics behind "Electricity" are that of a thin love song. You begin to think that on the final cut, "Crack in the Union Jack," they will give us some ideas to explore, but the song sounds more like an elegy that doesn't ring quite true on this side of the Altantic. The groove seems to usher in a new emotionalism.
The music certainly keeps me interested, and has remarkable complexity for a band largely lacks electronica. I do believe that this album will remain "musically canonical" for years to come, along with most of Suede's other efforts. I seem to find new things in every CD each time I listen to them, and I trust "Head Music" will become no exception.
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