Silence Yourself

Silence Yourself
Studio album by Savages
Released	6 May 2013
Recorded	December 2012 at Fishfactory in London, United Kingdom
Genre	Post-punk,[1] noise rock, alternative rock
Length	38:39
Label	Matador, Pop Noire
Producer	Johnny 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 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	[1]
The A.V. Club	B[4]
Chicago Tribune	[5]
The Daily Telegraph	[6]
The Guardian	[7]
Mojo	[8]
NME	8/10[9]
Pitchfork Media	8.7/10[10]
Rolling Stone	[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 tracks written 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

• Duke Garwood – clarinet (11)

Technical personnel

• Johnny Hostile – production, mixing
• Rodaidh McDonald – production, mixing
• Mattia Sartori – assistant engineering
• Mike Marsh – mastering

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. 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. "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. May 25, 2013.
14. "Rock Albums". Billboard. May 25, 2013.
15. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015.
16. Silence Yourself (Album notes). Savages. Matador Records. 2013. OLE-1036-2.
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. "Silence Yourself – Savages | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

External links

• Silence Yourself at Discogs (list of releases)