Brett Anderson (album)

Brett Anderson is the first solo release from Suede and The Tears frontman Brett Anderson.

Brett Anderson
Studio album by Brett Anderson
Released	26 March 2007
Recorded	winter 2005 - spring 2006
Studio	The Pink Room and Kore
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	38:26
Label	Drowned in Sound Recordings
Producer	Brett Anderson and Fred Ball
Brett Anderson chronology
Brett Anderson (2007) Live in London (2007)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	51/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Evening Standard	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Irish Times	[5]
musicOMH	[6]
NME	4/10[7]
Pitchfork	2.9/10[8]
The Press	[9]
Q	[10]
Uncut	[11]

Background

In May 2006, Anderson announced sketchy details for the album. He told NME that the title will be 'Brett Anderson' since "...that's my name, you see." The album was recorded whilst Anderson was recording The Tears' debut album alongside Bernard Butler.

Anderson has described the record as being "...quite orchestrated, lots of string loops, that sort of thing. I guess there's a Scott Walker feel to it. I'm very proud of it; it's a very exciting record for me."

The album sees Anderson taking on many more instruments than ever before. "I've played a lot of electric guitar on it; I've written a lot of the electric guitar parts. It's my baby and I've obviously been pretty obsessed with it."

The cover was designed by Peter Saville, with photography by Wolfgang Tillmans.

Reception

The album received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 51 out of 100, which indicates "mixed or average reviews" based on 11 reviews.[1] The album was not a commercial success, charting at no. 54 on the UK Albums Chart.[12]

Track listing

All songs written by Brett Anderson and Fred Ball except where noted.

1. "Love Is Dead" – 3:31
2. "One Lazy Morning" – 3:20
3. "Dust and Rain" – 3:01
4. "Intimacy" (Anderson) – 2:48
5. "To the Winter" – 3:57
6. "Scorpio Rising" (Anderson) – 4:01
7. "The Infinite Kiss" – 4:08
8. "Colour of the Night" – 2:18
9. "The More We Possess the Less We Own of Ourselves" – 3:33
10. "Ebony" (Anderson) – 2:32
11. "Song for My Father" – 5:17

Personnel

• Brett Anderson - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Producer
• Fred Ball – Keyboards, Programming, Producer, String Arrangements
• Jim Dare – Guitars
• Bastian Juel – Bass
• Kristoffer Sonne – Drums
• The Dirty Pretty Strings – Strings
• Jim Hunt – Flute

Technical

• Bunt Stafford Clark – Mastering
• Steve Fitzmaurice – Mixing
• Dyre Gormsen – Engineer
• Peter Saville – Artwork
• Howard Wakefield – Artwork

References

1. "Metacritic – Brett Anderson". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
2. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Brett Anderson - Brett Anderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. Aizlewood, John (23 March 2007). "CDs of the Week". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007.
4. Sullivan, Caroline (23 March 2007). "Brett Anderson - Brett Anderson". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
5. Gleeson, Sinead (30 March 2007). "Rock/Pop". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
6. Odd, Damon (26 March 2007). "Brett Anderson – Brett Anderson". musicOMH. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
7. Cooper, Leonie (22 March 2007). "Brett Anderson - Brett Anderson". NME. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009.
8. Pytlik, Mark (26 March 2007). "Brett Anderson - Brett Anderson". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
9. Gordon, Maxine (29 March 2007). "Brett Anderson - Brett Anderson". The Press. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
10. Mulholland, Garry (April 2007). "Brett Anderson - Brett Anderson". Q (249): 116.
11. Moody, Paul. "Brett Anderson - Brett Anderson". Uncut. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007.
12. "Artist Chart History – Brett Anderson". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2013.