{"product_id":"9780349143644","title":"Afternoons with the Blinds Drawn","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Anderson, Brett, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/11\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Abacus,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Little, Brown Book Group,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Autobiography: arts \u0026amp; entertainment, Specific bands \u0026amp; groups\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780349143644\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trajectory of Suede - hailed in infancy as both 'The Best New Band in Britain' and 'effete southern wankers' - is recalled with moving candour by its frontman Brett Anderson, whose vivid memoir swings seamlessly between the tender, witty, turbulent, euphoric and bittersweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuede began by treading the familiar jobbing route of London's emerging new 1990s indie bands - gigs at ULU, the Powerhaus and the Old Trout in Windsor - and the dispiriting experience of playing a set to an audience of one. But in these halcyon days, their potential was undeniable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnderson's creative partnership with guitarist Bernard Butler exposed a unique and brilliant hybrid of lyric and sound; together they were a luminescent team - burning brightly and creating some of the era's most revered songs and albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Afternoons with the Blinds drawn, Anderson unflinchingly explores his relationship with addiction, heartfelt in the regret that early musical bonds were severed, and clear-eyed on his youthful persona. 'As a young man... I oscillated between morbid self-reflection and vainglorious narcissism.' he writes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis honesty, sharply self-aware and articulate, makes this a compelling autobiography, and a brilliant insight into one of the most significant bands of the last quarter century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37027750805657,"sku":"9780349143644","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780349143644.jpg?v=1604670562","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780349143644","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}