Adore Life
On their sophomore album, the combustible rock band Savages return with an examination of love as a dark, powerful messy thing. While it doesn't always hit the peaks of their 2012 anthem "Husbands," they find new highs to explore.
On their sophomore album, the combustible rock band Savages return with an examination of love as a dark, powerful messy thing. While it doesn't always hit the peaks of their 2012 anthem "Husbands," they find new highs to explore.
When London post-punk band Savages first received wide notice, it was with the release of anthem “She Will” ahead of 2013 debut album Silence Yourself. At the heart of the track is a use of repetition to center the four-piece’s power, with each line of the verse expanding on the song’s title, while the hook is the…
When London post-punk band Savages first received wide notice, it was with the release of anthem “She Will” ahead of 2013 debut album Silence Yourself. At the heart of the track is a use of repetition to center the four-piece’s power, with each line of the verse expanding on the song’s title, while the hook is the…
Savages add soulfulness to their serious sound on an album of love songs. Read the NME review.
Savages add soulfulness to their serious sound on an album of love songs. Read the NME review.
If Savages had wanted a subtitle for their new album Adore Life, the London foursome could have easily gone with In Spite…
If Savages had wanted a subtitle for their new album Adore Life, the London foursome could have easily gone with In Spite…
Placing love on the surgeon’s table, and dissecting it, they’re every bit as mindbogglingly ambitious.
Placing love on the surgeon’s table, and dissecting it, they’re every bit as mindbogglingly ambitious.
Expecting this record to be every inch as furious as Savages’ 2013 debut Silence Yourself? Their sophomore effort brews a different kind of anger.
Expecting this record to be every inch as furious as Savages’ 2013 debut Silence Yourself? Their sophomore effort brews a different kind of anger.
Savages began as something of an enigma. Staunch in their views and meticulous about their vision, they quickly positioned themselves as a s...
Savages began as something of an enigma. Staunch in their views and meticulous about their vision, they quickly positioned themselves as a s...
When Savages broke through in 2013, the world was not as impressed as it should have been. Live, the snarling all-female quartet were armed to the teeth with slaughtering throbs that sounded like a release of rabid bats inside the ear canals.
When Savages broke through in 2013, the world was not as impressed as it should have been. Live, the snarling all-female quartet were armed to the teeth with slaughtering throbs that sounded like a release of rabid bats inside the ear canals.
You wouldn’t believe it if you’ve been exposed to Anglo-Franc post-punk outfit Savages, but they’re a band unfamiliar with strife. Not
You wouldn’t believe it if you’ve been exposed to Anglo-Franc post-punk outfit Savages, but they’re a band unfamiliar with strife. Not
'Adore Life' by Savages album review by Adam Williams. The UK Band's full length comes out on January 22nd via Matador. Savages play January 22nd in London.
'Adore Life' by Savages album review by Adam Williams. The UK Band's full length comes out on January 22nd via Matador. Savages play January 22nd in London.
Savages sound a little less icy and a little less serious on their second album – there are even a few jokes this time
Savages sound a little less icy and a little less serious on their second album – there are even a few jokes this time