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| {{Infobox musical artist | {{Infobox musical artist | ||
| | name = Savages | | name = Savages | ||
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| | origin = London, England | | origin = London, England | ||
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| | years_active = {{start date|2011}}–present | |||
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| | label = Pop Noire, ] | |||
| | years_active = {{start date|2011}}–{{end date|2017}} | |||
| | associated_acts = ], Hindley | |||
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| *Pop Noire | |||
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| | spinoff_of = ] | |||
| | spinoffs = {{flatlist| | |||
| *Hindley | |||
| *Partly Faithful | |||
| *Kite Base | |||
| *Otomo X | |||
| *Bashan | |||
| *1080db | |||
| *Esya | |||
| }} | |||
| | website = {{URL|savagesband.com}} | | website = {{URL|savagesband.com}} | ||
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| past_members = ]<br /> Gemma Thompson<br /> Ayse Hassan<br />Fay Milton | ||
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| '''Savages''' are an English ] band that formed in 2011 in ]. Their debut album, '']'' was released on 6 May 2013 via ]. It reached number 19 in the UK Albums Chart in May 2013, and was critically acclaimed. It peaked at number 5 on the ] and the ] Independent Albums Chart, and at number 13 on the ] chart. The band's second album '']'', was released on 22 January 2016.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite magazine |title=Savages - 'Adore Life' Review |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/savages/16377 |magazine=] |author=Barry Nicolson |date=22 January 2016 |access-date=31 March 2016}}</ref> Both albums were nominated for the ], in 2013 and 2016 respectively.<ref name=nominees2013>{{cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mercury-prize-2013-list-of-nominees-in-full-8809971.html | work = ]| access-date = 11 September 2013 | date = 11 September 2013 | first = Nick | last = Clark | title = Mercury Prize 2013: List of nominees in full}}</ref><ref name=nominees2016>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36962513 |title=Mercury Prize 2016: David Bowie gets posthumous nomination |work=BBC News |date=4 August 2016 |access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> | |||
| '''Savages''' are a ]-based ] rock band, formed in 2011. Their debut album, '']'', reached number 19 in the UK Albums Chart in May 2013. | |||
| The band has not released new music since 2016 or performed live since 2017. | |||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Savages |
Savages are a rock band from London.<ref name="Savages Palma Violets">{{cite news|last=Mossman|first=Kate|title=Savages/Palma Violets – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/29/savages-palma-violets-live-music-review|access-date=2 October 2012|newspaper=The Observer|date=29 July 2012}}</ref><ref>Kot, Greg ''Chicago Tribune''. April 5, 2016</ref> The band's guitarist Gemma Thompson had come up with the name for the band and had been discussing the idea with singer Jehnny Beth for almost a year.<ref name="Pitchfork May 2012">{{cite news|last=Snapes|first=Laura|title=Savages: a post-punk act from London that thrives off of violence and twisted desire.|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/8837-savages/|access-date=6 October 2012|newspaper=Pitchfork|date=22 May 2012}}</ref> Thompson says the band's name was derived from books, such as '']'', that she read when she was younger.<ref name="Pitchfork May 2012" /> The band was eventually formed in October 2011 and they had their first gig in January 2012, supporting rock band ].<ref name="NME No 91">{{cite news|last=Emily|first=Mackay|title=Radar Band of the Week No:91 – Savages|url=http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=15&title=radar_band_of_the_week_no_91_savages_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1|access-date=2 October 2012|newspaper=NME|date=5 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="Savages No 1276">{{cite news|last=Lester|first=Paul|title=New band of the day: Savages (No 1,276)|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/25/new-band-savages|access-date=2 October 2012|newspaper=Guardian.co.uk|date=25 May 2012}}</ref> Their manager John Best also manages ].<ref name="nyk">{{cite news |author=McKinley Jr |title=Six Hopefuls Worth Watching at the CMJ Music Marathon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/arts/music/six-hopefuls-worth-watching-at-the-cmj-music-marathon.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& |publisher=NYTimes |date=15 October 2012 |access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref> ''The Observer'' has said of Savages: "it's not exactly sexy, it's not funny and they're not going to be rolling around in mud like the ]. But it's the closest thing to art that "post-punk"... has offered in a while".<ref name="Savages Palma Violets" /> The '']'' described their performances as "frottage-inducingly intense affairs".<ref name="NME No 91" /> | ||
| The group's first released tracks, a ] in June 2012, were "Flying to Berlin" and "Husbands" on the Pop Noire label.<ref name="NME No 91" /> '']'' wrote: "Husbands makes us dream of what it must have been like to have been around to hear, in real time, the debut releases by ], ], ] and ], to feel, as those incredible records hit the shops, that unearthly power and sense of a transmission from a satellite reality."<ref name="Savages No 1276"/> In October, their concert at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York received good reviews.<ref>{{cite |
The group's first released tracks, a ] in June 2012, were "Flying to Berlin" and "Husbands" on the Pop Noire label.<ref name="NME No 91" /> '']'' wrote: "Husbands makes us dream of what it must have been like to have been around to hear, in real time, the debut releases by ], ], ] and ], to feel, as those incredible records hit the shops, that unearthly power and sense of a transmission from a satellite reality."<ref name="Savages No 1276"/> In October, their concert at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York received good reviews.<ref>{{cite news |author=Goldberg, Michael Alan |title=Don't Miss These Bands at CMJ |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/10/cmj_dozen.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019031816/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/10/cmj_dozen.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 October 2012 |newspaper=Village Voice |date=24 October 2012 |access-date=20 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Lazarus Vasta, Simon |title=Now Take Them Out, Devils: The 5 Best Moments of CMJ 2012, Part 1 |url=http://nypress.com/now-take-them-out-devils-the-5-best-moments-of-cmj-2012-part-1/ |publisher=Nypress |date=24 October 2012 |access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=CMJ 2012's Most Talented 10 |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/10/cmj-2012s-most-talented-10/121022-ava-luna-mike/ |magazine=Spin |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref> The '']'' noted that their set was "influenced by Siouxsie & the Banshees, but with an anthemic quality that makes me think of ] and heavy doses of the rhythmic jaggedness and angularity of British postpunk."<ref>{{cite news |author=Raymer, Miles |title=My CMJ highlight so far: Savages |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/10/19/my-cmj-highlight-so-far-savages |newspaper=Chicago Reader |date=19 October 2012 |access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref> The group expressed their liking for these bands, and added: "We listened to a lot of different music Our influences are male and female in equal measure."<ref>Gleeson, Sinead. . ''The Irish Times''. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015. “We listen to a lot of different music. I like jazz, as well as listening to Joy Division and Siouxsie Sioux, ” says Beth. “For me, it’s boring to compare music to music . . . there’s so many interesting things that influence it. When we write a song we just try to find a way to write a good song. It’s very simple".</ref> | ||
| On 9 December 2012, the BBC announced that the band had been nominated for the ] poll.<ref name="so13">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010q6bc/profiles/savages |title=Sound of, 2013 |
On 9 December 2012, the BBC announced that the band had been nominated for the ] poll.<ref name="so13">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010q6bc/profiles/savages |title=Sound of, 2013 – Savages |publisher=BBC |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=12 May 2013}}</ref> | ||
| The band's first album, '']'', was released on 6 May 2013 via Beth's own label Pop Noire and ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Listen: New Savages Track "She Will", From Debut Album Silence Yourself, Coming on Matador Records |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/50016-listen-new-savages-track-she-will-from-debut-album-silence-yourself-coming-on-matador-records/ |publisher=] |author=Jenn Pelly |date= |
The band's first album, '']'', was released on 6 May 2013 via Beth's own label Pop Noire and ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Listen: New Savages Track "She Will", From Debut Album Silence Yourself, Coming on Matador Records |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/50016-listen-new-savages-track-she-will-from-debut-album-silence-yourself-coming-on-matador-records/ |publisher=] |author=Jenn Pelly |date=19 March 2013 |access-date=6 April 2013}}</ref> | ||
| Savages played |
Savages played on the second day of the ] in 2013 and were well received by reviewers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jonze|first=Tim|title=Coachella festival 2013 day two: Phoenix, Hot Chip and Savages – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/14/coachella-2013-review-phoenix-r-kelly|access-date=16 April 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=14 April 2013}}</ref> In 2014 the band, together with the Japanese art-rock four-piece ], performed ''Words To The Blind'', a sonic poem where both bands play simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/15/savages-and-bo-ningen-words-to-the-blind|title = Savages and Bo Ningen: 'It's about doing something outside our comfort zone'|date = 15 November 2014|website = ]|last = Todd|first = Bella}}</ref> | ||
| On two occasions the band asked local choreographers in London and New York City to perform a dance piece on a 30-minute version of their track ‘Dead Nature’ in the middle of the crowd. In a ] interview with ] the band discussed how at another of their events at the ] the crowd were placed around the musicians in order to ‘create total immersion and intimacy’.<ref>{{cite magazine | title='This Crisis Has Given Us Power… It's Time To Use It' An Interview with Savages |url= http://www.popmatters.com/feature/178299-this-crisis-has-given-us-power-its-time-to-use-it/ |magazine=] |author=Guy Mankowski |date=20 January 2014 |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> | |||
| "Husbands" was featured during the end credits of the 2015 ] '']''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ex Machina (2015)|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/movie/ex-machina/|website=]|publisher=Autotelics, LLC|access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> | |||
| In July 2015, Savages, A Dead Forest Index <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adeadforestindex.com/ |title=A Dead Forest Index |publisher=A Dead Forest Index |access-date=2016-01-26}}</ref> and choreographer/dance artist Fernanda Muñoz-Newsome created two nights of performance as part of ''Station to Station: A 30-day Happening''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barbican.org.uk/stationtostation |title=Barbican : Station to Station |website=Barbican.org.uk |access-date=2016-01-26}}</ref> at the ] in London. The performances took place in the Barbican Gallery and incorporated music, poetry, dance and the interplay of light and darkness. The performances were recorded and released on vinyl at Station to Station. | |||
| In November 2016, the band curated their own program during the tenth Anniversary Edition of ] Festival in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The program included performances by ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| The band's second album '']'', was released on 22 January 2016 via ].<ref name="autogenerated1"/> The band then went on a world tour in support of the album, wrapping in July 2017 at Presqu'île de Malsaucy in ], France.<ref>{{cite web |title=Savages Concert Setlist at Presqu'île de Malsaucy, Belfort, France on July 9, 2017 |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/savages/2017/presquile-de-malsaucy-belfort-france-be40156.html |website=Setlist.FM |access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> The band has not performed together or released new material since then, with each member instead focusing on other projects. | |||
| ==Side projects== | |||
| Beth released her first solo album '']'' in June 2020. She also actively teamed up with other musicians, such as ]' frontman ]; as duet singer for a ] and ] ], "Boy/Girl", ]; as featured artist in the song "Complicated" and as singer-songwriter for the song "River in Me", and ] of ]; as featured artist, in the second single from album '']'', "]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/59377-julian-casablancas-and-savages-jehnny-beth-cover-sort-sol-and-lydia-lunchs-boygirl/ |title=Julian Casablancas and Savages' Jehnny Beth Cover Sort Sol and Lydia Lunch's "Boy/Girl" |website=Pitchfork |date= 4 December 2015|access-date=5 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1915346/trentemoller-complicated-video/video/ |title=Trentemøller – "Complicated" (Feat. Jehnny Beth) Video |website=Stereogum |date= 9 December 2016|access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/trentemller-links-up-with-savages-jehnny-beth-for-new-song-river-in-me | |||
| |title= Trentemøller links up with Savages' Jehnny Beth for new song "River In Me"|magazine=The Line of Best Fit |date= 24 June 2016|access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/72440-damon-albarn-enlists-oasis-noel-gallagher-and-savages-jehnny-beth-for-new-song-we-got-the-power-listen/ |title=Damon Albarn Enlists Oasis' Noel Gallagher and Savages' Jehnny Beth for New Song "We Got the Power": Listen |website=] |date= 23 March 2017 |access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> and with ] for their song "Ne Touche Pas Moi" on their 2020 album ]. In 2017, she revealed a collaboration with ] front man ] for her upcoming solo works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/savages-jehnny-beth-announces-solo-show-shares-studio-photos-primal-screams-bobby-gillespie-1948015 |title=Savages' Jehnny Beth announces solo show, shares studio photos with Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie |website=] |date= 17 January 2017 |access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> The two later made a studio album together, '']'', in 2021. | |||
| Hassan formed an ] ] duo with fellow bassist Kendra Frost as Kite Base in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1820574/kite-base-dadum-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ |title=Kite Base – "Dadum" (Stereogum Premiere) |website=Stereogum |date=3 August 2015 |access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> The band released their debut album, ''Latent Whispers'', in May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loudandquiet.com/listening-post/alongside-savages-kite-base-announced-debut-album/ |title=Much more than just a Savages side-project, KITE BASE share new track and album details |publisher=Loud And Quiet |date=6 February 2017 |access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> Together with Milton, Hassan also formed Otomo X, an experimental collaborative group with London-based DJ and producer Martin Dubka. Milton and Hassan also formed a duo, 180dB, in 2018. Their debut single, "Road Trip," featured former ] vocalist ] and ] guitarist ]. Hassan began her solo project, Esya, in 2019. | |||
| In June 2017, Thompson announced the introduction recordings/sketches of her solo project, Bashan, formed over several years whilst recording and touring extensively with Savages. She also worked with filmmaker and director Nick Ebeling, completing her first ] for a 2016 American ] ''Along For The Ride'', which premiered at ] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bashananthology.com/|title=BASHAN|access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> | |||
| ==Members== | ==Members== | ||
| * ] – vocals | |||
| * Jehnny Beth (vocals) - real name Camille Berthomier; she was previously part of the French indie rock duo ].<ref name="Savages Palma Violets" /><ref name="Pitchfork May 2012" /> | |||
| * Gemma Thompson |
* Gemma Thompson – guitar | ||
| * Ayse Hassan |
* Ayse Hassan – bass | ||
| * Fay Milton – drums | |||
| * Fay Milton (drums)<ref name="NME No 91" /> ...whose background was in ] music.<ref name="Pigeon 2012">{{cite news|last=Turner|first=Luke|title=Best new band in London? They're certainly wild at heart, but you'll need to see them to hear them|url=http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/interview-savages.html|accessdate=2013-04-30|newspaper=The Stool Pigeon|date=8 March 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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! rowspan="2" style="width:2.5em;"| Year | ||
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! rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Details | ||
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! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions | ||
| ! rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Sales | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! style="width:2.3em;font-size:75%"| ]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/savages/ |title=Savages – Silence Yourself |access-date=22 May 2013 |work=officialcharts.com}}</ref> | |||
| !style="width:2em;font-size:75%"| ] | |||
| ! style="width:2.3em;font-size:75%"| FRA<br /><ref name=france>. ''lescharts.com''. Retrieved 10 February 2016</ref> | |||
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?page=3 |title=Savages – Chart history: Billboard 200 |accessdate=2013-05-22 |work=billboard.com}}</ref> | |||
| !style="width: |
! style="width:2.3em;font-size:75%"| ]<br /><ref name="dechart">{{cite web | ||
| | url=http://www.officialcharts.de | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150626/http://www.officialcharts.de/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=14 July 2014 | title=Album Search: Savages| language=de| publisher=Media Control| access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref> | |||
| ! style="width:2.3em; font-size:75%;"| ] <br/><ref name=NED>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Savages|title=Savages |language=nl|publisher=Dutchcharts.nl }}</ref> | |||
| ! style="width:2.3em;font-size:75%"| ]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6088562/savages/chart?f=305 |title=Savages – Chart history: Billboard 200 |access-date=22 May 2013 |work=billboard.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2013-05-25 |date= May 25, 2013 |title=Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard }}</ref> | |||
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/savages/ |title=Savages - Silence Yourself |accessdate=2013-05-22 |work=officialcharts.com}}</ref> | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| | style="text-align:center;"| 2013 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2013 | ||
| |''''']'''''<ref name="matador-savages">{{cite web |url=http:// |
| ''''']'''''<ref name="matador-savages">{{cite web |url=http://store.matadorrecords.com/silence-yourself |title=Silence Yourself by Savages |publisher=] |access-date=12 July 2016}}</ref> | ||
| *Released: |
* Released: 6 May 2013 | ||
| *Label: ] | * Label: ] | ||
| *Format: |
* Format: CD, ], digital download | ||
| | style="text-align:center;"| 70 | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"| 19 | | style="text-align:center;"| 19 | ||
| | style="text-align:center;"| — | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"| — | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"| 75 | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"| 70 | |||
| | | |||
| *US: 43,000<ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151214223017/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archive-date=14 December 2015 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |magazine=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}</ref> | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| | |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2016 | ||
| | ''''']'''''<ref name="savages-adore life">{{cite web |url=http://store.matadorrecords.com/adore-life |title=Adore Life by Savages |publisher=] |access-date=12 July 2016}}</ref> | |||
| * Released: 22 January 2016 | |||
| * Label: Matador | |||
| * Format: CD, vinyl, digital download | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"| 26 | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"| 57 | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"| 53 | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"| 39 | |||
| | style="text-align:center;"| 99 | |||
| | | |||
| |- | |||
| | colspan="8" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
| |} | |} | ||
| ===Collaborative albums=== | |||
| * ''Words to the Blind'' (2014) <small>(with ])</small> | |||
| * ''In What I'm Seeing; The Sun'' (2015) <small>(with A Dead Forest Index)</small> | |||
| ===Extended plays=== | ===Extended plays=== | ||
| * ''I Am Here'' (2012) | * ''I Am Here'' Live EP (2012) | ||
| ===Singles=== | ===Singles=== | ||
| * |
* Flying To Berlin / Husbands (2012) | ||
| * |
* She Will (2013) | ||
| * Shut Up (2013) | |||
| * Husbands (2013) | |||
| * Fuckers / Dream Baby Dream (2014) | |||
| * The Answer (2015) | |||
| * T.I.W.Y.G (2015) | |||
| * Adore (2016) | |||
| * Surrender - Trentemøller Remix (2016) | |||
| ===Music videos=== | |||
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| ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title | |||
| ! scope="col"| Year | |||
| ! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Director | |||
| ! scope="col"| Album | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| "Shut Up" | |||
| | rowspan="3"| 2013 | |||
| | Giorgio Testi<ref>{{cite web |url=https://imvdb.com/video/savages/shut-up |title=Shut Up – Savages (2013) |date=18 April 2013 |publisher=IMVDb |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> | |||
| |rowspan="4"|''Silence Yourself'' | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| "Husbands" | |||
| | John Minton<ref>{{cite web |url=https://imvdb.com/video/savages/husbands |title=Husbands – Savages (2013) |date=26 September 2013 |publisher=IMVDb |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| "Marshal Dear" | |||
| | Gergely Wootsch<ref>{{cite web |url=https://imvdb.com/video/savages/marshal-dear |title=Marshal Dear – Savages (2013) |date=29 October 2013 |publisher=IMVDb |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| "Strife" | |||
| | rowspan="2"| 2014 | |||
| | Antoine Carlier<ref>{{cite web |url=https://imvdb.com/video/savages/strife |title=Strife – Savages (2014) |date=17 January 2014 |publisher=IMVDb |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| "Fuckers" | |||
| | rowspan="2"|Giorgio Testi<ref>{{cite web |url=https://imvdb.com/video/savages/fuckers |title=Fuckers – Savages (2014) |date=6 May 2014 |publisher=IMVDb |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://imvdb.com/video/savages/the-answer |title=The Answer – Savages (2015) |date=21 October 2015 |publisher=IMVDb |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> | |||
| | "Fuckers"/"Dream Baby Dream" | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| "The Answer" | |||
| | 2015 | |||
| |rowspan="2"|''Adore Life'' | |||
| |- | |||
| ! scope="row"| "Adore" | |||
| | 2016 | |||
| | Anders Malmberg<ref>{{cite web |url=https://imvdb.com/video/savages/adore |title=Adore – Savages (2014) |date=6 January 2016 |publisher=IMVDb |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> | |||
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| ==Awards and nominations== | ==Awards and nominations== | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 1 September 2024
English rock band This article is about the post-punk group. For the 1960s backing band of Screaming Lord Sutch, see Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages. For the mid-1960s, Bermuda-based garage rock band, see The Savages (Bermuda band).
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 Savages at Primavera Sound 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2011 (2011)–2017 (2017) |
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| Spinoff of | John & Jehn |
| Past members | Jehnny Beth Gemma Thompson Ayse Hassan Fay Milton |
| Website | savagesband |
Savages are an English rock band that formed in 2011 in London. Their debut album, Silence Yourself was released on 6 May 2013 via Matador Records. It reached number 19 in the UK Albums Chart in May 2013, and was critically acclaimed. It peaked at number 5 on the Irish and the UK Independent Albums Chart, and at number 13 on the US Billboard Independent Albums chart. The band's second album Adore Life, was released on 22 January 2016. Both albums were nominated for the Mercury Prize, in 2013 and 2016 respectively.
The band has not released new music since 2016 or performed live since 2017.
History
Savages are a rock band from London. The band's guitarist Gemma Thompson had come up with the name for the band and had been discussing the idea with singer Jehnny Beth for almost a year. Thompson says the band's name was derived from books, such as Lord of the Flies, that she read when she was younger. The band was eventually formed in October 2011 and they had their first gig in January 2012, supporting rock band British Sea Power. Their manager John Best also manages Sigur Ros. The Observer has said of Savages: "it's not exactly sexy, it's not funny and they're not going to be rolling around in mud like the Slits. But it's the closest thing to art that "post-punk"... has offered in a while". The New Musical Express described their performances as "frottage-inducingly intense affairs".
The group's first released tracks, a double A-side in June 2012, were "Flying to Berlin" and "Husbands" on the Pop Noire label. The Guardian wrote: "Husbands makes us dream of what it must have been like to have been around to hear, in real time, the debut releases by Public Image Ltd, Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Joy Division, to feel, as those incredible records hit the shops, that unearthly power and sense of a transmission from a satellite reality." In October, their concert at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York received good reviews. The Chicago Reader noted that their set was "influenced by Siouxsie & the Banshees, but with an anthemic quality that makes me think of PJ Harvey and heavy doses of the rhythmic jaggedness and angularity of British postpunk." The group expressed their liking for these bands, and added: "We listened to a lot of different music Our influences are male and female in equal measure."
On 9 December 2012, the BBC announced that the band had been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll.
The band's first album, Silence Yourself, was released on 6 May 2013 via Beth's own label Pop Noire and Matador Records.
Savages played on the second day of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in 2013 and were well received by reviewers. In 2014 the band, together with the Japanese art-rock four-piece Bo Ningen, performed Words To The Blind, a sonic poem where both bands play simultaneously.
On two occasions the band asked local choreographers in London and New York City to perform a dance piece on a 30-minute version of their track ‘Dead Nature’ in the middle of the crowd. In a Pop Matters interview with Guy Mankowski the band discussed how at another of their events at the Ministry of Sound the crowd were placed around the musicians in order to ‘create total immersion and intimacy’.
"Husbands" was featured during the end credits of the 2015 science fiction film Ex Machina.
In July 2015, Savages, A Dead Forest Index and choreographer/dance artist Fernanda Muñoz-Newsome created two nights of performance as part of Station to Station: A 30-day Happening at the Barbican Centre in London. The performances took place in the Barbican Gallery and incorporated music, poetry, dance and the interplay of light and darkness. The performances were recorded and released on vinyl at Station to Station.
In November 2016, the band curated their own program during the tenth Anniversary Edition of Le Guess Who? Festival in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The program included performances by Beak, Tim Hecker, Jessy Lanza, Bo Ningen and Hannah Peel.
The band's second album Adore Life, was released on 22 January 2016 via Matador Records. The band then went on a world tour in support of the album, wrapping in July 2017 at Presqu'île de Malsaucy in Belfort, France. The band has not performed together or released new material since then, with each member instead focusing on other projects.
Side projects
Beth released her first solo album To Love Is to Live in June 2020. She also actively teamed up with other musicians, such as the Strokes' frontman Julian Casablancas; as duet singer for a Sort Sol and Lydia Lunch cover, "Boy/Girl", Trentemøller; as featured artist in the song "Complicated" and as singer-songwriter for the song "River in Me", and Damon Albarn of Gorillaz; as featured artist, in the second single from album Humanz, "We Got the Power" and with IDLES for their song "Ne Touche Pas Moi" on their 2020 album Ultra Mono. In 2017, she revealed a collaboration with Primal Scream front man Bobby Gillespie for her upcoming solo works. The two later made a studio album together, Utopian Ashes, in 2021.
Hassan formed an experimental electronic duo with fellow bassist Kendra Frost as Kite Base in 2015. The band released their debut album, Latent Whispers, in May 2017. Together with Milton, Hassan also formed Otomo X, an experimental collaborative group with London-based DJ and producer Martin Dubka. Milton and Hassan also formed a duo, 180dB, in 2018. Their debut single, "Road Trip," featured former Perfect Pussy vocalist Meredith Graves and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner. Hassan began her solo project, Esya, in 2019.
In June 2017, Thompson announced the introduction recordings/sketches of her solo project, Bashan, formed over several years whilst recording and touring extensively with Savages. She also worked with filmmaker and director Nick Ebeling, completing her first score for a 2016 American documentary film Along For The Ride, which premiered at Venice Film Festival in 2016.
Members
- Jehnny Beth – vocals
- Gemma Thompson – guitar
- Ayse Hassan – bass
- Fay Milton – drums
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||
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| UK |
FRA |
GER |
NED |
US | |||
| 2013 | Silence Yourself | 19 | — | — | 75 | 70 |
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| 2016 | Adore Life
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26 | 57 | 53 | 39 | 99 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Collaborative albums
- Words to the Blind (2014) (with Bo Ningen)
- In What I'm Seeing; The Sun (2015) (with A Dead Forest Index)
Extended plays
- I Am Here Live EP (2012)
Singles
- Flying To Berlin / Husbands (2012)
- She Will (2013)
- Shut Up (2013)
- Husbands (2013)
- Fuckers / Dream Baby Dream (2014)
- The Answer (2015)
- T.I.W.Y.G (2015)
- Adore (2016)
- Surrender - Trentemøller Remix (2016)
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Shut Up" | 2013 | Giorgio Testi | Silence Yourself |
| "Husbands" | John Minton | ||
| "Marshal Dear" | Gergely Wootsch | ||
| "Strife" | 2014 | Antoine Carlier | |
| "Fuckers" | Giorgio Testi | "Fuckers"/"Dream Baby Dream" | |
| "The Answer" | 2015 | Adore Life | |
| "Adore" | 2016 | Anders Malmberg |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organisation | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BBC Sound of 2013 | Sound of 2013 | Nominated |
| 2013 | Mercury Prize 2013 | Barclaycard Mercury Prize | Shortlisted |
| 2016 | Mercury Prize 2016 | Hyundai Mercury Prize | Shortlisted |
References
- ^ Barry Nicolson (22 January 2016). "Savages - 'Adore Life' Review". NME Magazine. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- Clark, Nick (11 September 2013). "Mercury Prize 2013: List of nominees in full". The Independent. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- "Mercury Prize 2016: David Bowie gets posthumous nomination". BBC News. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Mossman, Kate (29 July 2012). "Savages/Palma Violets – review". The Observer. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- Kot, Greg Savages break even their own rules Chicago Tribune. April 5, 2016
- ^ Snapes, Laura (22 May 2012). "Savages: a post-punk act from London that thrives off of violence and twisted desire". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ Emily, Mackay (5 June 2012). "Radar Band of the Week No:91 – Savages". NME. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Lester, Paul (25 May 2012). "New band of the day: Savages (No 1,276)". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- McKinley Jr (15 October 2012). "Six Hopefuls Worth Watching at the CMJ Music Marathon". NYTimes. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- Goldberg, Michael Alan (24 October 2012). "Don't Miss These Bands at CMJ". Village Voice. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- Lazarus Vasta, Simon (24 October 2012). "Now Take Them Out, Devils: The 5 Best Moments of CMJ 2012, Part 1". Nypress. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- "CMJ 2012's Most Talented 10". Spin. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- Raymer, Miles (19 October 2012). "My CMJ highlight so far: Savages". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- Gleeson, Sinead. "Savages : Where the Wild Things Are". The Irish Times. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015. “We listen to a lot of different music. I like jazz, as well as listening to Joy Division and Siouxsie Sioux, ” says Beth. “For me, it’s boring to compare music to music . . . there’s so many interesting things that influence it. When we write a song we just try to find a way to write a good song. It’s very simple".
- ^ "Sound of, 2013 – Savages". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- Jenn Pelly (19 March 2013). "Listen: New Savages Track "She Will", From Debut Album Silence Yourself, Coming on Matador Records". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- Jonze, Tim (14 April 2013). "Coachella festival 2013 day two: Phoenix, Hot Chip and Savages – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- Todd, Bella (15 November 2014). "Savages and Bo Ningen: 'It's about doing something outside our comfort zone'". The Guardian.
- Guy Mankowski (20 January 2014). "'This Crisis Has Given Us Power… It's Time To Use It' An Interview with Savages". Pop Matters. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- "Ex Machina (2015)". Soundtrack.Net. Autotelics, LLC. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- "A Dead Forest Index". A Dead Forest Index. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- "Barbican : Station to Station". Barbican.org.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- "Savages Concert Setlist at Presqu'île de Malsaucy, Belfort, France on July 9, 2017". Setlist.FM. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Julian Casablancas and Savages' Jehnny Beth Cover Sort Sol and Lydia Lunch's "Boy/Girl"". Pitchfork. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- "Trentemøller – "Complicated" (Feat. Jehnny Beth) Video". Stereogum. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- "Trentemøller links up with Savages' Jehnny Beth for new song "River In Me"". The Line of Best Fit. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- "Damon Albarn Enlists Oasis' Noel Gallagher and Savages' Jehnny Beth for New Song "We Got the Power": Listen". Pitchfork. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- "Savages' Jehnny Beth announces solo show, shares studio photos with Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie". NME. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- "Kite Base – "Dadum" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- "Much more than just a Savages side-project, KITE BASE share new track and album details". Loud And Quiet. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- "BASHAN". Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- "Savages – Silence Yourself". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- Adore- charts. lescharts.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016
- "Album Search: Savages" (in German). Media Control. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- "Savages" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl.
- "Savages – Chart history: Billboard 200". billboard.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- "Billboard 200". Billboard. 25 May 2013.
- "Silence Yourself by Savages". Matador Records. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015.
- "Adore Life by Savages". Matador Records. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- "Shut Up – Savages (2013)". IMVDb. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "Husbands – Savages (2013)". IMVDb. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "Marshal Dear – Savages (2013)". IMVDb. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "Strife – Savages (2014)". IMVDb. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "Fuckers – Savages (2014)". IMVDb. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "The Answer – Savages (2015)". IMVDb. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "Adore – Savages (2014)". IMVDb. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "2013 Shortlist – Barclaycard Mercury Prize". Mercuryprize.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- "See the 2016 Shortlist". www.mercuryprize.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
External links
- Official website
- An Interview With Fay Milton The Drummer's Journal
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