Defend Yourself

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{{Infobox album

| name = Defend Yourself

| type = studio

| artist = Sebadoh

| cover = Sebadoh - Defend Yourself cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2013|9|16}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Indie rock

| length = {{Duration|m=45|s=45}}

| label = Joyful Noise, Domino

| producer = Sebadoh

| prev_title = Secret EP

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Act Surprised

| next_year = 2019

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 71/100{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/defend-yourself/sebadoh | title=Defend Yourself - Sebadoh | publisher=Metacritic | accessdate=September 23, 2013}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web | last=Thomas|first=Fred|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/defend-yourself-mw0002553570 | title=Sebadoh - Defend Yourself | publisher=Allmusic | accessdate=September 23, 2013}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2Score = 9/10{{cite web |last=Khanna|first=Vish|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sebadoh-defend_yourself | title=Sebadoh: Defend Yourself | publisher=Exclaim! | date=September 16, 2013 | accessdate=December 12, 2015}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web | last=Hann|first=Michael|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/19/sebadoh-defend-yourself-review | title=Sebadoh: Defend Yourself – review | work=The Guardian | date=September 19, 2013 | accessdate=September 23, 2013}}

| rev4 = Mojo

| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}Mojo magazine. October 2013, p.90

| rev5 = NME

| rev5Score = 6/10{{cite web | last=Beaumont|first=Mark|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/sebadoh/14779 | title=Sebadoh - 'Defend Yourself' | publisher=NME | date=September 12, 2013 | accessdate=September 23, 2013}}

| rev6 = Paste

| rev6Score = 8.0/10{{cite web |last=Saunders|first=Hilary| url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/09/sebadoh-defend-yourself.html | title=Sebadoh: Defend Yourself | publisher=Paste | date=September 20, 2013 | accessdate=June 7, 2015 }}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7Score = 6.0/10{{cite web |last=Stosuy|first=Brandon| url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18482-sebadoh-defend-yourself/ | title=Sebadoh - Defend Yourself | publisher=Pitchfork | date=September 17, 2013 | accessdate=September 23, 2013}}

| rev8 = PopMatters

| rev8Score = 8/10{{cite web |last=Pan|first=Arnold| url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/sebadoh-defend-yourself/ | title=Sebadoh: Defend Yourself | publisher=PopMatters | date=September 18, 2013 | accessdate=September 23, 2013}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web | last=Gross|first=Joe|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/defend-yourself-20130923 | title=Defend Yourself | publisher=Rolling Stone | date=September 23, 2013 | accessdate=June 7, 2015}}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10Score = 6/10{{cite web |last=Harris|first=Keith| url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/sebadoh-reunion-defend-your-self-joyful-noise/ | title=Sebadoh Reunite for More Candid, Wincing Mind Games on 'Defend Your Self' | publisher=Spin | date=September 16, 2013 | accessdate=September 23, 2013}}

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Defend Yourself is the eighth studio album by American indie rock band Sebadoh. It is the band's first album in fourteen years, since 1999's The Sebadoh.

The album was released on September 16, 2013 via Domino in the United Kingdom and on September 17, 2013 via Joyful Noise in the United States, respectively.{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/51043-sebadoh-announce-first-new-album-in-14-years/ | title=Sebadoh Announce First New Album in 14 Years | publisher=Pitchfork | date=June 5, 2013 | accessdate=September 23, 2013 | author=Battan, Carrie}}{{cite web | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sebadohs-first-album-in-14-years-as-fresh-as-anything-weve-done-20130820 | title=Sebadoh's First Album in 14 Years 'As Fresh As Anything We've Done' | publisher=Rolling Stone | date=August 20, 2013 | accessdate=September 23, 2013 | author=Hughes, Hilary}}