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The latest and seventh album by Brit Pop veterans, Suede, must now surely raise them to the much-vaunted status of legends.

Titled Night Thoughts, it is an album of pop / rock mastery delivering a stunning selection of tracks which are as addictive as they are beautiful in their production quality.

In a time when many commentators lament the art of genuinely producing an album of music is lost, Suede delivers a masterpiece which ebbs and flows and almost seems to shadow one’s very own thought patterns.

Over the past few weeks I must have listened to this album more than 20 times and each time I do, I catch myself drifting in and out of reverie only to discover the music seems to be moving with me and matching my emotional state.

Or is it the other way around?

In 48 minutes Suede delivers 12 magnificently written and produced songs.

The opening track, When You Are Young, is haunting with an alluring string arrangement for which Suede is renowned.

It sets the scene for two brilliant pop anthems – Outsiders and No Tomorrow.  Then it only gets better from there!

What sets this album apart is that if you were to remove Brett Anderson’s vocal, the musical arrangement would still be as entertaining as it is with the Anderson’s strained and poignant vocal delivery.  A rare achievement for any band.

Night Thoughts by Suede is truly majestic and one which captures the maturity of Brit Pop in the 21st century.