''Adore Life'' is the second studio album by the English
post-punk
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band
Savages, released on 22 January 2016. The album was also nominated for the 2016
Mercury Prize
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, the band's second consecutive nomination after ''
Silence Yourself'' was nominated for the prize in 2013.
Music and style
''Adore Life'' drew comparison once again to
Siouxsie Sioux.
''
Financial Times
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'' wrote: "Beth sings with imposing control: even the words she utters with a wild yelp, à la Siouxsie Sioux, seem purposely unleashed".
Critic Ludovic Hunter-Tilney described the music as, "Distorted guitars set up flayed layers of sound, backed by sinewy drums and bass".
Critical reception
''Adore Life'' received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 33 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
In a favourable review, ''
Paste'' said that ''Adore Life'' was still inspired by Savages' first influences while adding, it "builds on that sound, and frames it in a contemporary context that is less throwback than thrilling".
In a 3.5 out of 5 review, ''
Rolling Stone
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The magazine was first known fo ...
'' wrote that "their music is driven by emotions that are almost unprecedented in the
ost-punkgenre".
Accolades
Track listing
Personnel
Savages
*
Jehnny Beth – vocals
* Gemma Thompson – guitar
* Ayse Hassan – bass guitar
* Fay Milton – drums
Technical
* Johnny Hostile –
production
*
Trentemøller –
mixing
* John Davis –
mastering
* Richard Woodcraft –
engineering
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Artwork
* Craig Ward – design, logo
Chart positions
References
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2016 albums
Matador Records albums
Savages (band) albums