Announced upcoming eighth studio album

On 28 April 2018, Suede announced their upcoming eighth studio album. Two days later, on 30 April 2018, they officially revealed the title, The Blue Hour , which was released on 21 September 2018. On 4 May 2018, Suede announced the dates for their European tour, which were scheduled to begin shortly after the album’s launch. The tour started on 29 September in Berlin , at the Columbiahalle, and finished on 13 October at the Eventim Apollo in London. A final show was added to the tour on 14 October at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin . On 5 June 2018, the band shared the first single from the album, “The Invisibles,” along with an accompanying video. Five singles were released from the album, matching the number of singles from Night Thoughts , with the latest single, “Wastelands,” released on 29 October. The album was met with generally favorable reception and became their highest-charting album since Head Music in 1999. Suede announced their first 2019 show as Friday night headliners at Pennfest, Penn, Buckinghamshire . In November 2018, the band released a documentary titled Suede – The Insatiable Ones, directed by Mike Christie . The feature-length documentary delves into the highs and lows of Suede’s career, offering unprecedented access, new interviews, and unseen footage from the band’s archive. It aired as part of a ‘Suede Night’ on 24 November on Sky Arts , along with the band’s 2010 comeback gig at the Royal Albert Hall. On 10 December, the band announced new dates for their 2019 UK tour. The tour began at Newcastle’s O2 Academy on 15 April and concluded on 28 April at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge.