Well, the former Suede guitarist and producer of Partie Traumatic didn’t say that exactly. But he did tut-tut at the spate of Britpop-era bands that have been giving one last show a try lately, saying that such attempts at mining nostalgia fiends’ dollars had “no relevance to what’s going on at the moment.” Which means that you probably shouldn’t get your hopes up for a Suede reunion tour anytime soon—although to hear Butler tell it, no one’s been interested! Wait, what?
Welcome to the inaugural version of The Idolator Dozen, our new weekly countdown of notable-slash-positive happenings in the music world as decided by me. To answer your questions: “Why?”; “Ranking things is fun, duh.” “Why 12?”; “Because I like the number, and always have.” “What’s on the list?”; “Whatever I say, plus maybe a few things that I neglected to get to during the week.” “Why now?”; “Why not now?” “When will then be now?”; “Soon.” The top 12 after the jump!
I wonder if there will ever come a time when hearing a song by Black Kids–like their new single, the plonky, not all that cohesive “Hurricane Jane,” which is in (cough) “finished” form above–doesn’t make me automatically think “man, I hated when Hot Hot Heat got crummy,” and then wonder wistfully if ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, who produced the overhyped Florida act’s major-label debut, is going to use some of the cash he’s raked in from shepherding Internet-buzzed acts to make more really excellent blue-eyed soul records.
Time for another installment of the Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files, where we blow the dust off of a forgotten favorite and give its lack of chart success a once-over. More »
