Silence Yourself

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Silence Yourself
File:Savages - Silence Yourself.jpg
Studio album by Savages
Released 6 May 2013 (2013-05-06)
Recorded December 2012 (2012-12) at Fishfactory in London, United Kingdom
Genre Post-punk, noise rock, indie rock, alternative rock[1]
Length 38:39
Label Matador, Pop Noire
Producer Johnny Hostile, Rodaidh McDonald
Savages chronology
I Am Here
(2012)I Am Here2012		 Silence Yourself
(2013)		 Adore Life
(2016)Adore Life2016

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.[2] It was nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 82/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
Clash 9/10[4]
Consequence of Sound 4/5 stars[5]
Drowned in Sound 8/10[6]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[7]
Mojo 4/5 stars[8]
Pitchfork Media 8.7/10[9]
PopMatters 8/10[10]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[11]
Spin 8/10[12]

Silence Yourself received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. 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".[3]

In the United Kingdom, the album reached No. 19 on the charts. In the United States, the album debuted at No. 70 on the Billboard 200,[13] and No. 20 on the Rock Albums chart.[14] The album has sold 43,000 copies in the US as of December 2015.[15]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Savages. 

No. Title Length
1. "Shut Up"   4:48
2. "I Am Here"   3:20
3. "City's Full"   3:27
4. "Strife"   3:57
5. "Waiting for a Sign"   5:25
6. "Dead Nature"   2:06
7. "She Will"   3:27
8. "No Face"   3:35
9. "Hit Me"   1:41
10. "Husbands"   2:50
11. "Marshal Dear"   4:03
Total length:
 38:39

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from Silence Yourself's album notes.[16]

Savages
  • Jehnny Beth – vocals
  • Gemma Thompson – guitar, illustration
  • Ayse Hassan – bass
  • Fay Milton – drums
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
Design personnel
  • Antoine Carlier – design
  • Richard Dumas – photography

Chart positions

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 64
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[18] 93
Dutch Albums Chart[19] 75
Irish Albums Chart[20] 39
Irish Independent Albums Chart[21] 5
UK Albums Chart[22] 19
UK Independent Albums Chart[23] 5
US Billboard 200[24] 70
US Billboard Alternative Albums[24] 14
US Billboard Independent Albums[24] 13
US Billboard Rock Albums[24] 20

References

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External links

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