Adore Life

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{{Infobox album

| name = Adore Life

| type = studio

| artist = Savages

| cover = Savages-Adore_Life_album_cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2016|01|22|df=yes}}

| recorded = April 2015 at RAK Studios in London, United Kingdom

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Post-punk, noise rock

| length = 39:25

| label = Matador

| producer = Johnny Hostile

| prev_title = Silence Yourself

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

Adore Life is the second studio album by the English post-punk band Savages, released on 22 January 2016. The album was also nominated for the 2016 Mercury Prize, 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.{{cite web|first=Ludovic |last=Hunter-Tilney |url=https://www.ft.com/content/9114493a-ba58-11e5-bf7e-8a339b6f2164 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180118004424/https://www.ft.com/content/9114493a-ba58-11e5-bf7e-8a339b6f2164 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 January 2018 |title=Adore Life- review |publisher=Financial Times|date= 15 February 2016 |accessdate= 10 January 2016}} Financial Times 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

{{Album ratings

| noprose = yes

| ADM = 7.8/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/7722/Savages-Adore-Life.aspx|title=Adore Life by Savages reviews|work=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=1 November 2016}}

| MC = 82/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/adore-life/savages|title=Reviews for Adore Life by Savages|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=31 March 2016}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/adore-life-mw0002891694|title=Adore Life – Savages|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|last=Phares|first=Heather|accessdate=31 March 2016}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = C+{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/with-adore-life-savages-seek-success-in-repetition-1798186327|title=With Adore Life, Savages seek success in repetition|work=The A.V. Club|last=Cosores|first=Philip|date=22 January 2016|access-date=1 November 2018}}

| rev3 = Chicago Tribune

| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-savages-ent-0115-20160115-column.html|title=Savages drop the fists just for a minute on 'Adore Life'|work=Chicago Tribune|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|date=15 January 2016|accessdate=1 November 2018}}

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4score = A−{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/01/22/ew-review-savages-adore-life/|title=EW Review: Savages' 'Adore Life'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Vain|first=Madison|date=22 January 2016|accessdate=1 November 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406220759/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/22/ew-review-savages-adore-life|archivedate=6 April 2016|url-status=dead}}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/14/savages-adore-life-review-the-looser-lighter-sound-of-a-band-moving-forward|title=Savages: Adore Life review – the looser, lighter sound of a band moving forward|work=The Guardian|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|date=14 January 2016|accessdate=31 March 2016}}

| rev6 = Mojo

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mojo4music.com/22856/savages-adore-life/|title=Savages – Adore Life|work=Mojo|publisher=Bauer Media Group|last=Cameron|first=Keith|date=14 January 2016|accessdate=31 March 2016}}

| rev7 = NME

| rev7score = 4/5{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/savages/16377|title=Savages – 'Adore Life' Review|work=NME|last=Nicolson|first=Barry|date=22 January 2016|accessdate=1 November 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123044703/http://www.nme.com/reviews/savages/16377|archivedate=23 January 2016|url-status=dead}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8score = 8.0/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21428-adore-life/|title=Savages: Adore Life|work=Pitchfork|last=Stousuy|first=Brandon|date=18 January 2016|accessdate=31 March 2016}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/savages-adore-life-20160126|title=Adore Life|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media|last=Dolan|first=Jon|date=26 January 2016|accessdate=31 March 2016}}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10score = 6/10{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/01/review-savages-adore-life/|title=Review: Savages Weren't the First to Make Love a Battlefield on 'Adore Life'|work=Spin|publisher=Spin Media|last=Brown|first=Harley|date=22 January 2016|accessdate=31 March 2016}}

}}

Adore Life 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 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/01/savages-adore-life-review.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118005438/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/01/savages-adore-life-review.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 January 2018|title=Savages, 'Silence Yourself' |work=Paste|last=R. Danton |first=Eric|date=22 January 2013|accessdate=7 May 2016}} In a 3.5 out of 5 review, Rolling Stone wrote that "their music is driven by emotions that are almost unprecedented in the [post-punk] genre".

=Accolades=

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! Accolade

! Year

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American Songwriter

| Top 50 Albums of 2016

| 2016

| {{center|34}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url = http://americansongwriter.com/2016/12/top-50-albums-2016/2/|title = American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016|work = American Songwriter|publisher = |date = December 1, 2016|accessdate = December 1, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161202234800/http://americansongwriter.com/2016/12/top-50-albums-2016/2/|archive-date = 2 December 2016|url-status = dead}}}}

Consequence of Sound

| Top 50 Albums of 2016

| 2016

| {{center|39}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url = https://consequence.net/2016/11/top-50-albums-of-2016/2/|title =Top 50 Albums of 2016 |work= Consequence of Sound |publisher= |date=November 28, 2016 |accessdate=November 28, 2016}}}}

NME

| NME's Albums of the Year 2016

| 2016

| {{center|46}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url = https://www.nme.com/list/nme-best-albums-2016-1869261|title =NME's Albums of the Year 2016 |work= NME |publisher= |date=November 24, 2016 |accessdate=November 24, 2016}}}}

Pitchfork

| The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2016

| 2016

| {{N/A}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url = https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9989-the-20-best-rock-albums-of-2016/?page=1|title =The 20 Best Rock Albums of 2016 |work= Pitchfork |publisher= |date=December 7, 2016 |accessdate=December 7, 2016}}}}

Rough Trade

| Albums of the Year

| 2016

| {{center|38}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://roughtrade.com/albums-of-the-year|title=Albums of the Year|work=Rough Trade|date=November 14, 2016|accessdate=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116015644/https://roughtrade.com/albums-of-the-year|archive-date=16 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}

The Skinny

| Top 50 Albums of 2016

| 2016

| {{center|24}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url = http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/opinion/albums-of-the-year/top-50-albums-of-2016|title =Top 50 Albums of 2016 |work= The Skinny |publisher= |date=December 1, 2016 |accessdate=December 1, 2016}}}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length = 39:25

| all_lyrics = Jehnny Beth

| all_music = Ayse Hassan, Fay Milton, Gemma Thompson, and Jehnny Beth

| title1 = The Answer

| length1 = 3:30

| title2 = Evil

| length2 = 3:36

| title3 = Sad Person

| length3 = 3:48

| title4 = Adore

| length4 = 5:03

| title5 = Slowing Down the World

| length5 = 4:01

| title6 = I Need Something New

| length6 = 4:39

| title7 = When In Love

| length7 = 3:11

| title8 = Surrender

| length8 = 3:24

| title9 = T.I.W.Y.G.

| length9 = 3:09

| title10 = Mechanics

| length10 = 5:09

}}

Personnel

Savages

  • Jehnny Beth – vocals
  • Gemma Thompson – guitar
  • Ayse Hassan – bass guitar
  • Fay Milton – drums

Technical

Artwork

  • Craig Ward – design, logo

Chart positions

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{{album chart|Flanders|34|artist=Savages|album=Adore Life |rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Wallonia|51|artist=Savages|album=Adore Life |rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|France|57|artist=Savages|album=Adore Life |rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Germany4|53|artist=Savages|album=Adore Life |rowheader=true|id=293337}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|39|artist=Savages|album=Adore Life |rowheader=true }}
{{album chart|New Zealand|40|artist=Savages|album=Adore Life |rowheader=true }}
{{album chart|Portugal|17|artist=Savages|album=Adore Life |rowheader=true }}
scope="row"| UK Albums Chart{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/adore%20life/ |title=Adore Life Full Official Chart History|work=Official Chart Company}}

| align="center"|26

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/6088562/savages/chart?f=305 |title=Savages – Chart history: Billboard 200|work=billboard.com}}

| align="center"|99

scope="row"| US Alternative Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/6088562/savages/chart?f=794 |title=Savages – Chart history: Alternative Albums |work=billboard.com}}

| align="center"|5

scope="row"| US Independent Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/6088562/savages/chart?f=326 |title=Savages – Chart history: Independent Albums |work=billboard.com}}

| align="center"|3

scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/6088562/savages/chart?f=408 |title=Savages – Chart history: Top Rock Albums |work=billboard.com}}

| align="center"|6

References