Silence Yourself

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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
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. ClubB[4]
Chicago Tribune[5]
The Daily Telegraph[6]
The Guardian[7]
Mojo[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork Media8.7/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin8/10[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 tracks are written by Savages

No.TitleLength
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

  1. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Silence Yourself – Savages". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Coming May 6: Savages – Silence Yourself LP/CD/digital album". Matador Records. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Reviews for Silence Yourself by Savages". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  4. ^ Zaleski, Annie (7 May 2013). "Savages: Silence Yourself". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  5. ^ Kot, Greg (6 May 2013). "Album review: Savages, 'Silence Yourself'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  6. ^ Brown, Helen (3 May 2013). "Savages, Silence Yourself, album review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  7. ^ Petridis, Alexis (2 May 2013). "Savages: Silence Yourself – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  8. ^ Segal, Victoria (June 2013). "Fierce creatures: First mission from this year's statement band". Mojo (235): 87. ISSN 1351-0193.
  9. ^ Barlow, Eve (7 May 2013). "Savages, 'Silence Yourself'". NME. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  10. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (6 May 2013). "Savages: Silence Yourself". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  11. ^ Fricke, David (7 May 2013). "Silence Yourself". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  12. ^ Benson, Stephanie (6 May 2013). "Savages, 'Silence Yourself' (Pop Noire/Matador)". Spin. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  13. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. 25 May 2013.
  14. ^ "Rock Albums". Billboard. 25 May 2013.
  15. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  16. ^ Silence Yourself (Album notes). Savages. Matador Records. 2013. OLE-1036-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ "Savages – Silence Yourself". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  18. ^ "Savages – Silence Yourself". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  19. ^ "Savages – Silence Yourself". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 9 May 2013". Chart-Track. GfK. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  21. ^ "Top 10 Independent Artist Album, Week Ending 9 May 2013". Chart-Track. GfK. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  22. ^ "2013-05-18 Top 40 Official Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  23. ^ "2013-05-18 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  24. ^ a b c d "Silence Yourself – Savages | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

External links

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