Silence Yourself
(2013, Matador Records) UK, Londres.
There comes “Silence Yourself” and the sound is amazing !
You’ll have a slap in your face with Shut Up and its unsane bass sound.
I choose Husbands again as my favorite song, like in the previous review, that song is a killer !
Strife‘s weird chorus (with that crazy fuzz effect) and its groovy bass line are interesting.
She Will sounds almost hardcore in the guitar’s riffs and because of these instantly-stopped cymbals. Terrific !
I love that fast tempo and agressivity in Hit Me.
That first album is a success !
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COUP DE COEUR : MY TOP 5
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| 1. Husbands |
| 2. Shut Up |
| 3. She Will |
| 4. Strife |
| 5. Hit Me |
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I Am Here (Live)
(2012, Pop Noire Records) UK, Londres.
I just saw Savages live @ Le Nouveau Casino, Paris, the 23rd of February 2013 : What a slap in my face !
Added to a crazy punk energy on stage, I really loved the way that these fast and powerful bass guitar riffs were played !
Add on that layer some amazing vocals à la Catherine Ringer (Les Rita Mitsouko) and a huge stage presence.
Another side I loved and discovered more on the records (because during the live I was on the bass guitar side) is the noisy ambiences created by the guitar player.
I loved too the way that the cymbals were continuously hit, and stopped. I may have loved something more brutal on the snare as well, but this is probably my grindcore side speaking.
To conclude : an amazing performance.
Let’s talk more on that 4 tracks live album with an amazing artwork as well (as for the front picture, as for the live-photos-mosaic on the back)
The ones who read me often know how I dislike live records, but on that one, the side with I Am Here and Husbands is well recorded and kicks ass.
I Am Here is a superb build-up, I love the guitar effects at 4:37 and the way the ride cymbal sounds makes me think of Amon Tobin ha ha.
I love the vocal performance on City’s Full.
A great Live Ep and the girls are leaving now for their North-american tour : Good luck Savages !
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COUP DE COEUR : MY TOP 5
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| 1. I Am Here |
| 2. Husbands |
| 3. City’s Full |
| 4. Give Me A Gun |
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Flying To Berlin / Husbands 7″
(2012, Pop Noire Records) UK, Londres.
Savages is an amazing rock/punk “all-female” quatuor that Rachael discovered couple months ago.
I’ll give more detail on their live performance in their live album review (scroll up)
Anyway, I bought that 7″ on their merch stand and I was amazed by that artwork.
To know how it sounds, let’s have a look to this amazing live video of Husbands : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y-cVzbBBQ8
That song makes me think of Plaster Casts Of Everything, by Liars, but with a terrific vocal performance.
I did love Flying To Berlin during the live in Paris, but unfortunately I think I don’t feel the same energy in that studio version.
A very promising Ep, I can’t wait for their album to be released !
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COUP DE COEUR : MY TOP 5
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| 1. Husbands |
| 2. Flying To Berlin |
Savages’ official website : http://savagesband.com/