Silence Yourself

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Silence Yourself
Studio album by
Savages
Released6 May 2013 (2013-05-06)
RecordedDecember 2012 (2012-12) at Fishfactory in London, United Kingdom
Genre
Length38:39
LabelMatador, Pop Noire
ProducerJohnny Hostile, Rodaidh McDonald
Savages chronology
I Am Here
(2012) 		Silence Yourself
(2013) 		Adore Life
(2016)

Silence Yourself is the debut studio album by the English

2013 Mercury Prize.[citation needed
]

Music and style

Critics made a parallel with British

Gang of Four. NME wrote that "French frontwoman Jehnny Beth has moulded herself into the demonic, possessed spawn of Ian Curtis and Siouxsie Sioux".[4] Uncut retrospectively said about the music: "It is a bit Siouxsie, a bit Stranglers, a bit Magazine – and after a decade-odd of bands reviving the sounds and strategies of post-punk".[5]

Reception and legacy

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10[6]
Metacritic82/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. ClubB[8]
Chicago Tribune[9]
The Daily Telegraph[10]
The Guardian[11]
Mojo[12]
NME8/10[4]
Pitchfork8.7/10[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
Spin8/10[15]

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".[7]

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,[16] and No. 20 on the Rock Albums chart.[17] The album has sold 43,000 copies in the US as of December 2015.[18]

Retrospectively, Silence has continued to earn critical praise. In 2016, Treble placed it on their list of the 21st century's essential post-punk albums.[19] In 2020, NME included Silence in their list of 15 "wildly influential" records in the post-punk genre. Noting Savages' "much-needed dose of self-mythology" they brought with them, they credited the band with sparking important questions about the perceived "bolshy [and] intimidating" nature of women in punk music.[20]

In 2019, Pitchfork ranked Silence Yourself at number 178 on their list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s"; senior editor Stacey Anderson wrote: "Silence Yourself carries every bit of [Savages' live show] adrenaline; in its coiled, sparking guitars and rabid screams, it warns of the dangers of technology while weaponizing its potential."[21]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
The A.V. Club The 23 Best Albums of 2013 2013
7
[22]
AllMusic Best of 2013 2013
-
[23]
BBC Music Albums of the Year 2013 2013
4
[24]
MusicOMH Top 100 Albums of 2013 2013
8
[25]
NME 50 Best Albums of 2013 2013
5
[26]
Pitchfork The Top 50 Albums of 2013 2013
9
[27]
The Quietus Albums of the Year 2013 2013
11
[28]
Time Out Top 20 Albums of 2013 2013
12
[29]
Village Voice The 25 Best Albums of 2013 2013
12
[30]

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.[31]

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

"Shut Up" samples Joan Blondell's dialogue from the 1977 John Cassavetes film Opening Night.

Chart positions

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[32] 64
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[33] 93
Dutch Albums Chart[34]
 75
Irish Albums Chart[35] 39
Irish Independent Albums Chart[36] 5
UK Albums Chart[37] 19
UK Independent Albums Chart[38]
 5
US Billboard 200[39] 70
US Billboard Alternative Albums[39] 14
US Billboard Independent Albums[39] 13
US Billboard Rock Albums[39] 20

References

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  2. ^ Pitchfork Staff (8 October 2019). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 May 2023. And maybe a clarinet solo does belong in the year's most casually brutal rock album. Suddenly, the alternatives sounded ancient.
  3. ^ "Coming May 6: Savages – Silence Yourself LP/CD/digital album". Matador Records. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b Barlow, Eve (7 May 2013). "Savages, 'Silence Yourself'". NME. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  5. ^ Pattison, Louis (10 February 2016). "Adore Life- review". Uncut. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2016.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Silence Yourself by Savages reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Reviews for Silence Yourself by Savages". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  8. ^ Zaleski, Annie (7 May 2013). "Savages: Silence Yourself". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  9. ^ Kot, Greg (6 May 2013). "Album review: Savages, 'Silence Yourself'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  10. ^ Brown, Helen (3 May 2013). "Savages, Silence Yourself, album review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  11. ^ Petridis, Alexis (2 May 2013). "Savages: Silence Yourself – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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  13. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (6 May 2013). "Savages: Silence Yourself". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  14. ^ Fricke, David (7 May 2013). "Silence Yourself". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  15. ^ Benson, Stephanie (6 May 2013). "Savages, 'Silence Yourself' (Pop Noire/Matador)". Spin. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  16. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. 25 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Rock Albums". Billboard. 25 May 2013.
  18. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015.
  19. ^ Treble Staff (28 January 2016). "10 Essential 21st century post-punk albums". Treble. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  20. ^ Hunt, El (3 September 2020). "The story of post-punk in 15 classic albums". NME. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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