Silence Yourself

Critics made a parallel with British post-punk of the late 1970s, Magazine and Gang of Four. NME wrote that "French frontwoman Jehnny Beth has moulded herself into the demonic, possessed spawn of Ian Curtis and Siouxsie Sioux". Uncut retrospectively said about the music: "It is a bit Siouxsie, a bit Stranglers, a bit Magazine – and after a decade-odd of bands reviving the sounds and strategies of post-punk".{{cite magazine |first=Louis |last=Pattison |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/savages-adore-life |title=Adore Life- review |magazine=Uncut |date=10 February 2016 |accessdate=10 January 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118003431/http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/savages-adore-life |archivedate=18 January 2018 |df=dmy-all }}

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 8.0/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5468/Savages-Silence-Yourself.aspx|title=Silence Yourself by Savages reviews|website=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=30 December 2019}}

| MC = 82/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/silence-yourself/savages|title=Reviews for Silence Yourself by Savages|website=Metacritic|accessdate=6 May 2013}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/silence-yourself-mw0002525965|title=Silence Yourself – Savages|website=AllMusic|last=Phares|first=Heather|accessdate=7 May 2013}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = B{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/savages-emsilence-yourselfem-97343|title=Savages: Silence Yourself|work=The A.V. Club|last=Zaleski|first=Annie|date=7 May 2013|accessdate=7 May 2013}}

| rev3 = Chicago Tribune

| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-savages-album-review-20130506-column.html|title=Album review: Savages, 'Silence Yourself'|work=Chicago Tribune|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|date=6 May 2013|accessdate=6 May 2013}}

| rev4 = The Daily Telegraph

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10033336/Savages-Silence-Yourself-album-review.html|title=Savages, Silence Yourself, album review|work=The Daily Telegraph|last=Brown|first=Helen|date=3 May 2013|accessdate=6 May 2013}}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/02/savages-silence-yourself-review|title=Savages: Silence Yourself – review|work=The Guardian|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|date=2 May 2013|accessdate=6 May 2013}}

| rev6 = Mojo

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Fierce creatures: First mission from this year's statement band|journal=Mojo|issue=235|issn=1351-0193|last=Segal|first=Victoria|date=June 2013|page=87}}

| rev7 = NME

| rev7score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/savages/14389|title=Savages, 'Silence Yourself'|work=NME|last=Barlow|first=Eve|date=7 May 2013|accessdate=3 June 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316100659/http://www.nme.com/reviews/savages/14389|archivedate=16 March 2016}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8score = 8.7/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17977-savages-silence-yourself|title=Savages: Silence Yourself|work=Pitchfork|last=Zoladz|first=Lindsay|date=6 May 2013|accessdate=6 May 2013}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/silence-yourself-20130507|title=Silence Yourself|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Fricke|first=David|author-link=David Fricke|date=7 May 2013|accessdate=7 May 2013}}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2013/05/savages-silence-yourself-pop-noire-matador/|title=Savages, 'Silence Yourself' (Pop Noire/Matador)|work=Spin|last=Benson|first=Stephanie|date=6 May 2013|accessdate=7 May 2013}}

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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".

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,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2013-05-25 |date= May 25, 2013 |title=Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard }} and No. 20 on the Rock Albums chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums/2013-05-25 |date= May 25, 2013 |title=Rock Albums|magazine=Billboard }} The album has sold 43,000 copies in the US as of December 2015.{{cite magazine|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151214223017/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate=14 December 2015 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |magazine=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}

Retrospectively, Silence has continued to earn critical praise. In 2016, Treble placed it on their list of the 21st century's essential post-punk albums.{{Cite web|url=https://www.treblezine.com/27697-10-best-21st-century-post-punk-albums/|author=Treble Staff|date=January 28, 2016|title=10 Essential 21st century post-punk albums|work=Treble|access-date=July 28, 2022}} In 2020, NME included Silence in their list of 15 "wildly influential" records in the post-punk genre. Noting Savages' "much-needed dose of self-mythology" they brought with them, they credited the band with sparking important questions about the perceived "bolshy [and] intimidating" nature of women in punk music.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/best-post-punk-albums-joy-division-the-fall-souxsie-and-the-banshees-2744248|last=Hunt|first=El|date=September 3, 2020|title=The story of post-punk in 15 classic albums|work=NME|access-date=July 28, 2022}}

In 2019, Pitchfork ranked Silence Yourself at number 178 on their list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s"; senior editor Stacey Anderson wrote: "Silence Yourself carries every bit of [Savages' live show] adrenaline; in its coiled, sparking guitars and rabid screams, it warns of the dangers of technology while weaponizing its potential."{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/|title=The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s|work=Pitchfork|date=8 October 2019|accessdate=9 October 2019}}

{{Track listing

| total_length = 38:39

| all_writing = Savages

| all_lyrics = Jehnny Beth

| title1 = Shut Up

| length1 = 4:48

| title2 = I Am Here

| length2 = 3:20

| title3 = City's Full

| length3 = 3:27

| title4 = Strife

| length4 = 3:57

| title5 = Waiting for a Sign

| length5 = 5:25

| title6 = Dead Nature

| length6 = 2:06

| title7 = She Will

| length7 = 3:27

| title8 = No Face

| length8 = 3:35

| title9 = Hit Me

| length9 = 1:41

| title10 = Husbands

| length10 = 2:50

| title11 = Marshal Dear

| length11 = 4:03

}}

All personnel credits adapted from Silence Yourself{{'}}s album notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Silence Yourself|others=Savages|year=2013|type=Album notes|publisher=Matador Records|id=OLE-1036-2}}

;Savages

• Jehnny Beth – vocals, piano
• 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

"Shut Up" samples Joan Blondell's dialogue from the 1977 John Cassavetes film Opening Night.

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