Savages

when I first read this thread I googled the band and now I get fucking savages banners on every site I visit.

so's yr mom

hasn't everyone's mom?

srsly the ad buys for this band are insane

before I'd even heard of them I was searching youtube for some obscure brooklyn band and half of the related videos was savages stuff

2013 stringent UK postpunk band SEO guess papers oink invites

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free savages gift cards

download "husbands" for yr hubby on father's day, he deserves it

They just burned 30 Rock down to the ground on Jimmy Fallon.

"pretend she's singing 'Huysmans, Huysmans, Huysmans'"

Excellent.

what a way to go

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I wasn't that crazy about the album on a first listen, but seeing their energetic performance on Fallon, has me thinking maybe I should reconsider.

I saw their Jools performance first and that definitely influenced how I processed the album

This album has only got better for me with subsequent listens!

web-only song:

http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2013/06/savages-citys-full/

man I have to see them live

D.C. show in small club sold out too quick for me

severe & passionate haircut

I think this band is still a little too beholden to its influences, but they're tight and very charismatic and I could see them putting out great records in the future if they break out of that mold a bit. Would definitely see them live.

they're tight eh

This Johnny Hostile guy is a bit of a twit isn't he?

For now on i keep it live only ,as long as i can… As soon as you put music on a record those days , everything turns into some kind of promotional moronic shit.

http://johnnyhostile.tumblr.com/

http://www.comedycv.co.uk/alanparker/2003-may-alanparker.jpg

is that the twin peaks guy? whatever happened to him?

web-only song:

http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2013/06/savages-citys-full/

― scott seward, Wednesday, June 5, 2013 11:05 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

already liked the album ok but 100% sold after watching that, damn.

"Waiting For A Sign" continues to rule my summer; also for those who don't get the Geddy Lee comparisons, this is the song where they are strongest

I dunno, man, I have more than a fondness for Rush and I still can't really hear much Geddy even on that song. 'Waiting For A Sign' was the last song on this to slot into place for me, I think. 'She Will' is my favourite song on here at the moment!

finally listening to this. came here to say that it sounds like Rush but i see that has been covered.

I still don't fully understand the Rush thing.

I still don't fully understand the Savages thing tbh.

i don't get this. i'm sure savages are lovely folk & shit, they got something together. but dang, if this ain't EMPTY

I guess they're blowing up because they played NYC last Thursday and sold out a 1000-plus capacity room (Webster Hall) and have already announced that their next show here in the fall will be in a 3000-plus capacity room (Terminal 5). Kinda surprising. Also a bummer because I'd like to see em play and Terminal 5 sucks.

They played a 300 or so quickly sold out room in DC over the weekend and are coming back in the fall to a 1200 person room.

My friend and I had the exact same reaction last night: This band has it going on, the singer is great, the musicians committed. Etc. And yet, we both left thinking, you know, we've flipped through this record bin before, and don't really see the band bringing much more to the table besides being good. Which is probably good enough, we conceded, but my friend in particular said he's perfectly happy sticking with his Bauhaus.

god, remember this band? really brings me back...

Dunno if it is a matter of too much too soon, but I was surprised the band did not sell out last night.

^ chicago homies of mine were talking about just "showing up" and walking in to that show and laughing @ all the bands who shot their wad at the summer festivals in the chicagoland area depressing their own gate

This is pretty easily one of my top 5 albums of the year

you and Jim DeRo enjoying those marshmallows at that camp you built?

are they the goth hepburn?

ultimately they are just a little too much of a 81 UK post punk dress-up band

it's well done but doesn't really have much to offer for me

they are basically the black crowes of post punk

No I'm with Dan on this - came back to it recently and was surprised at just how good it sounded and how great they are as a band. Especially the bass player, but the drums and guitar kill it too.

the Dusty Springfield of post punk.

idgi

like i said they are a good band. they play well. they have the style down. black crowes were/are a good band too. jealous again, all that shit. it's just something about it seems kinda off though. i dunno. such limited time to listen to stuff, why would i listen to this instead of something from that period. it's not like it feels modern except maybe mastered louder.

it's super up my alley. they are not bad at all.

I've basically come around to thinking of this as an impressive and admirable record that I just don't ever really care to play.

yeah that's it for me too

It's about as well done as anything like this could be short of the bands that did it first and better 30 years ago, basically.

such limited time to listen to stuff, why would i listen to this instead of something from that period. it's not like it feels modern except maybe mastered louder.

...and I do appreciate that. I mean you must be pretty busy checking out all the new stuff on the Revolt of Fahey Brigade thread right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-rm2MPi2sM

Annnnnnnd...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkz6qKCYjDM

they owe that director a BIG gift basket. i mean, talk about making a band look good. sheesh. still wanna marry the singer, by the way...

I dig the new 12", the Suicide cover, "Burn Baby Burn" is great as well.

they owe that director a BIG gift basket. i mean, talk about making a band look good. sheesh.

that's pretty much what they look like anyway, the video is just footage of their regular live show

Their "Dream Baby Dream" is weak; Bruce did it better.