Albums of 2013: Savages’ ‘Silence Yourself’

Savages made of the finest debut albums this year. Silence Yourself is a beast and the band lived up to its billing at this year’s Pitchfork fest.

Here’s my take on Silence Yourself from a post earlier this year following the album’s release:

I was a little worried that Savages wouldn’t live up to the hype around this UK band’s debut album, Silence Yourself. After the first listen, I was fairly convinced, but after multiple listens I was sold. Savages makes brutally good music. It’s tough, tight and there’s no screwing around. Savages joins a number of new bands who draw heavily on punk and post-punk music with their own modern update. That list includes Metz, Iceage, Suuns, Parquet Courts and No Joy.  Savages, however, is clearly one of the bands who has a lot to say.