For listeners less keen on the more theatrical side of suede Autofiction should serve as a welcome salve, for those of us fond of the band at their most overblown and silliest this is still an infectious and mercifully un-embarrassing outing that should blast the cobwebs out of the gothic attics for a while. It might be a costume but they wear it well.

A long-awaited and well-crafted trip around planet Chromatica.

Spinal Tap meets Spice World The Movie via Evil Dead and Repossessed. What's not to like?