Defend Yourself

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Defend Yourself
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Studio album by Sebadoh
Released September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16)
Genre Indie rock
Length 45:45
Label Joyful Noise, Domino
Producer Sebadoh
Sebadoh chronology
Secret EP
(2012)Secret EP2012
Defend Yourself
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 71/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]
Exclaim! 9/10[3]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[4]
Mojo 4/5 stars[5]
NME 6/10[6]
Paste 8.0/10[7]
Pitchfork 6.0/10[8]
PopMatters 8/10 stars[9]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[10]
Spin 6/10[11]

Defend Yourself is the 8th studio album by American indie rock band Sebadoh. It is the band's first album in fourteen years, since 1999's The Sebadoh.[12]

The album was released on September 16, 2013 via Domino in the United Kingdom and on September 17, 2013 via Joyful Noise in the United States, respectively.[12][13]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "I Will"   Barlow 3:57
2. "Love You Here"   Barlow 3:33
3. "Beat"   Loewenstein 4:12
4. "Defend yr Self"   Loewenstein 3:12
5. "Oxygen"   Barlow 3:21
6. "Once"   D'Amico 2:55
7. "Inquiries"   Loewenstein 2:01
8. "State of Mine"   Barlow 3:44
9. "Final Days"   Loewenstein 4:22
10. "Can't Depend"   Loewenstein 4:23
11. "Let It Out"   Barlow 4:29
12. "Listen"   Barlow 3:37
13. "Separate"   Loewenstein 1:59
Total length:
45:45

Included with the limited edition tri-color vinyl and red color vinyl releases was a 7" single that had two tracks that were left off of the album.[14] These tracks were also released on iTunes and included on the Japanese CD release along with the Secret EP track "All Kinds".

Personnel

Sebadoh
Other personnel
  • Lou Barlow - engineering
  • Jason Loewenstein - mixing
  • Wally Gagel - mixing
  • Pete Lyman - mastering

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