Savages (band)

This article is about the post-punk group. For the 1960s backing band of Screaming Lord Sutch, see Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages. For the mid-1960s, Bermuda-based garage rock band, see The Savages (Bermuda band).

Savages
Savages at Primavera Sound 2013
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2011 (2011)–2017 (2017)
Labels
Spinoffs
  • Hindley
  • Partly Faithful
  • Kite Base
  • Otomo X
  • Bashan
  • 1080db
  • Esya
Spinoff ofJohn & Jehn
Past membersJehnny Beth
Gemma Thompson
Ayse Hassan
Fay Milton
Websitesavagesband.com

Savages are an English rock band that formed in 2011 in London. Their debut album, Silence Yourself was released on 6 May 2013 via Matador Records. It reached number 19 in the UK Albums Chart in May 2013, and was critically acclaimed. It peaked at number 5 on the Irish and the UK Independent Albums Chart, and at number 13 on the US Billboard Independent Albums chart. The band's second album Adore Life, was released on 22 January 2016.[1] Both albums were nominated for the Mercury Prize, in 2013 and 2016 respectively.[2][3]

The band has not released new music since 2016 or performed live since 2017.

  1. ^ Barry Nicolson (22 January 2016). "Savages - 'Adore Life' Review". NME Magazine. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ Clark, Nick (11 September 2013). "Mercury Prize 2013: List of nominees in full". The Independent. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Mercury Prize 2016: David Bowie gets posthumous nomination". BBC News. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.