Here They Come With Their MakeUp On

There were only a handful of people in the world who still really believed in Suede at the time, and five of them were in the band. Brett Anderson, SuedeSuede were Marmite at the time, and I was expecting the press to trash them. Every meeting I had with the record company, I was told they were done for. Ed Buller, Coming Up producerHow did they do that? Comeback of the century. Select magazine cover, November 1996Here They Come with Their Make-Up On examines in exquisite detail how Suede emerged from the chaotic, ruined remnants of their career and somehow managed to conjure up their most joyously evocative and celebrated album to date. Coming Upthe extraordinary record in questionstumped the bands most ardent critics and hit the jackpot, with sales that eclipsed those of their first two releases combined. As the bands publicist throughout that period, Jane Savidge is uniquely placed to reveal exactly how they did it.This book is also a personal journey into the heart of an album that Jane lovesif not unconditionally then as a piece of work that has ultimately survived the ravages of timeand the brutish, nasty, and not-so-short nature of the media scrutiny that had threatened to confine the band to the dustbin of history. In addition, it features yet more outlandish tales from Janes time with Suede and those around them back then, as well as new interviews with band members Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, and Neil Codling, andproducer Ed Buller.