{"product_id":"2940170380596","title":"Afternoons with the Blinds Drawn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe trajectory of Suede amp;ndash; hailed in infancy as both 'The Best New Band in Britain' and  'effete southern wankers' amp;ndash;  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\u003cp\u003eSuede began by treading the familiar jobbing route of London's emerging new 1990s indie bands amp;ndash;  gigs at ULU, the Powerhaus and the Old Trout in Windsor amp;ndash; and the dispiriting experience of playing a set to an audience of one. But in these halcyon days, their  potential was undeniable. Anderson's creative partnership with guitarist Bernard Butler exposed a unique and brilliant hybrid of lyric and sound; together they were a luminescent team amp;ndash; burning brightly and creating some of the era's most revered songs and albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\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. His 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":"Jaha Knight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098399260912,"sku":"2940170380596","price":26.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170380596_p0.jpg?v=1763798331","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170380596","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}