Silence Yourself is the debut studio album by the English post-punk band Savages, released on 6 May 2013 on Matador Records and Pop Noire, a label owned by vocalist Jehnny Beth. 20 on the Rock Albums chart. 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[17], In 2019, Pitchfork ranked Silence Yourself at number 178 on their list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s"; senior editor Stacey Anderson wrote: "Silence Yourself carries every bit of [Savages' live show] adrenaline; in its coiled, sparking guitars and rabid screams, it warns of the dangers of technology while weaponizing its potential. referencing Silence Yourself, LP, Album, OLE-1036-1 One of the best albums of the 2010's so far and an absolute blinding pressing, sounds bang on!! NME wrote that 'French frontwoman Jehnny Beth has moulded herself into the demonic, possessed spawn of Ian Curtis and Siouxsie Sioux". Tracklist Hide Credits. 19 on the charts. “SAVAGES is not trying to give you something you didn’t have already, it is calling within yourself something you buried ages ago, it is an attempt to reveal and reconnect your PHYSICAL and EMOTIONAL self and give you the urge to experience your life differently, your girlfriends, your husbands, your jobs, your erotic life and the place music occupies in your life. Skip to the beginning of the images gallery. Silence Yourself is one of rock’s most commanding and ferociously poised debuts in recent years, the work of a new band with an outsized confidence and sharp clarity of vision. [16] The album has sold 43,000 copies in the US as of December 2015. Reply Notify me Helpful JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. [2] It was nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize. Comparisons to Gang of Four, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Joy Division, Wire, and other first-rate early post-punks have been frequent, with critics also noting that the all-female Savages have a distinct sound and fury of their own. In the United States, the album debuted at No. London's Savages obsess over a time when bands represented points of view beyond simply making pleasing pop tunes. The album comprises eleven tracks that are uncompromising and delivered with fierce conviction. "[18], All personnel credits adapted from Silence Yourself's album notes. The album will be available to pre-order from iTunes from Tuesday 19th at midnight, and fans who do so will instantly receive an mp3 download of ‘She Will’. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Savages (2) ‎– Silence Yourself Label: Matador ‎– OLE-1036-1, Pop Noire ‎– OLE-1036-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: UK & US Released: 07 May 2013 Genre: Rock. Savages will release their debut album Silence Yourself on May 7th 2013 on Matador Records / Pop Noire. Clocking in at 38 minutes, Silence Yourself opens with an excerpt from the John Cassavetes film ‘Opening Night’, and features brand new recordings of ‘Husbands’, ‘I Am Here’ and ‘City’s Full’ - first heard on debut single ‘Husbands / Flying To Berlin’ and the ‘I Am Here’ live EP - both previously released on singer Jehnny Beth’s record label Pop Noire. Critics made a parallel with British post-punk of the late 1970s, Magazine and Gang of Four. Uncut retrospectively said about the music: "It is a bit Siouxsie, a bit Stranglers, a bit Magazine – and after a decade-odd of bands reviving the sounds and strategies of post-punk"". Clocking in at 38 minutes, Silence Yourself opens with an excerpt from the John Cassavetes film ‘Opening Night’, and features brand new recordings of ‘Husbands’, ‘I Am Here’ and ‘City’s Full’ - first heard on debut single ‘Husbands / Flying To Berlin’ and the ‘I Am Here’ live EP - … This album is to be played loud in the foreground.” SAVAGES, 2013. Because we must teach ourselves new ways of POSITIVE MANIPULATIONS, music and words are aiming to strike like lightning, like a punch in the face, a determination to understand the WILL and DESIRES of the self. 70 on the Billboard 200,[15] and No. The band has had a lot of early media hype, which is a lot to live up to. [3] Uncut retrospectively said about the music: "It is a bit Siouxsie, a bit Stranglers, a bit Magazine – and after a decade-odd of bands reviving the sounds and strategies of post-punk"". For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. NME wrote that 'French frontwoman Jehnny Beth has moulded herself into the demonic, possessed spawn of Ian Curtis and Siouxsie Sioux". First song to be revealed from the album is ‘She Will’, which can be heard right now HERE. Style: Post-Punk. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 36 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Yet it's hard to deny this seriousness when the band's sense of drama adds up to the scale-ascending turbulence of "Shut Up," the clang-and-bang maelstrom of "No Face," and even the slow-moving piano-goth tribute "Marshal Dear." 2013 Preview Editors’ Notes London's Savages obsess over a time when bands represented points of view beyond simply making pleasing pop tunes. Critics made a parallel with British post-punk of the late 1970s, Magazine and Gang of Four. Available on LP, CD and download, the album was recorded in north-west London’s Fish Factory during a three week period in December 2012, and is produced by Johnny Hostile / Rodaidh McDonald. [6], In the United Kingdom, the album reached No. But if Gemma Thompson can continue to uncover guitar riffs as illuminating as "She Will" and Ayse Hassan can brazenly pummel her bass without apology and Fay Milton can define and derail the rhythms, well, what the future brings will be worth hearing. Singer and frontwoman Jehnny Beth garners the most attention, as her lyrics are less songs than manifestos that may mean more or less than we assume. [4], Silence Yourself received widespread critical acclaim upon its release.