They knocked our socks off with the visceral post-punk manifesto that was their 2013 debut Silence Yourself and now Savages are nearly ready to unleash the follow-up.
Jehnny, Gemma, Ayse and Fay have confirmed that Adore Life will arrive through Matador on January 22. It was recorded this April in RAK Studios, London, with producer Johnny Hostile. Trentemøller then mixed the whole thing in Copenhagen.
Tracklisting:
The Answer
Evil
Sad Person
Adore
I Need Something New
Slowing Down The World
When In Love
Surrender
T.I.W.Y.G.
Mechanics
The first fruits from that April effort are now with us. Check out the Giorgio Testi-directed video for 'The Answer', a song which proves they've lost none of their power, below.
Speaking about the new work, the London-based band say:
"It’s about change and the power to change. It’s about metamorphosis and evolution. It’s about sticking to your guns and toughing it out. It’s about now, not tomorrow. It’s about recognizing your potential. It’s about self-doubt and inaction. It’s about you. It’s about me. It’s about you and me and the others. It’s about the choices we make. It’s about finding the poetry and avoiding the cliché. It’s about being the solution, not the problem. It’s about showing weakness to be strong. It’s about digging through your dirt to look for diamonds. It's about claiming your right to think unacceptable thoughts. It’s about boredom and the things we do to drive it away. It’s about being on your own so you can be with people. It’s about knowing what it means to be human and what it might mean one day. It’s about the parts and the sum of the parts. It's about the music and the message: together, one and the same. It’s about bass, guitars, drums and vocals. It’s about opening-out and never, ever dying. But most of all it’s about love, every kind of love. Love is the answer."