[…] Further proof of that restless attitude came last month with the release of Fuckers (Matador Records/Pop Noire), a two-song EP comprised of live versions of the title track and a cover of Suicide’s “Dream Baby Dream.” The A-side, a song that was composed at the same time as Silence Yourself, and though left off the album, has occupied the closing spot in Savages’ live sets, is 10 minutes of ever-mounting catharsis. At its onset, it has a hymnal quality, but as singer Jehnny Beth intones, “Don’t let the fuckers get you down,” it is clear that any sense quietude is soon to be disrupted. And it is. Two and a half minutes in, the guitars are let loose, kicking up sonic dust over the groove of the rhythm section. Beth continues her mantra between verses like, “You can fight until you’re dead. Don’t let them walk upon your head,” epitomizing defiance in every syllable. Vocals are put aside halfway through, the song blossoming into a tsunami of repetition and swirling guitars before fading out into applause. (For further examination, check out the video.) […]
[…] Further proof of that restless attitude came last month with the release of Fuckers (Matador Records/Pop Noire), a two-song EP comprised of live versions of the title track and a cover of Suicide’s “Dream Baby Dream.” The A-side, a song that was composed at the same time as Silence Yourself, and though left off the album, has occupied the closing spot in Savages’ live sets, is 10 minutes of ever-mounting catharsis. At its onset, it has a hymnal quality, but as singer Jehnny Beth intones, “Don’t let the fuckers get you down,” it is clear that any sense quietude is soon to be disrupted. And it is. Two and a half minutes in, the guitars are let loose, kicking up sonic dust over the groove of the rhythm section. Beth continues her mantra between verses like, “You can fight until you’re dead. Don’t let them walk upon your head,” epitomizing defiance in every syllable. Vocals are put aside halfway through, the song blossoming into a tsunami of repetition and swirling guitars before fading out into applause. (For further examination, check out the video.) […]