Great B-Side
James Baker | Highland, NY United States | 10/23/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I had purchased this single before the release of the album, listening with trembling fingers at the prospect of the return of the classic Anderson/Butler partnership....waves of "The Asphalt World", "Black or Blue" and "The Living Dead" ebbing and flowing through my head as I pressed play. "Refugees" was a bit of a disappointment I have to say, as it sounded pretty much like typical Suede post-Bernard. The album is a bit more of the same, with a few lovely exceptions. "Southern Rain", the B-side here, exceeds the A-side easily, a lovely little piano based ballad with that old-Suede flourish. This would have found a nice home on the album, but at least you'll get to hear it here. 4 stars then for this track, know that this single is a worthy purchase if you at all enjoyed the album "Here Comes the Tears", but still yearn for a bit more."