Suede quickly attracted the attention of the British music press; in 1992 before they had even released their debut single, "Melody Maker" featured the band on its cover, dubbing them "The Best New Band in Britain." The year leading up to the release of "Suede" saw the group dominate the music press, appearing on 19 magazine covers; and unprecedented for a band who had yet to release an album, an appearance on the cover of "Q" magazine in February 1993, declaring them "The Band of 1993". According to a March 1993 article in "The Independent", at the time Suede "had more hype than anybody since the Smiths, or possibly even the Sex Pistols."