''Adore Life'' is the second studio album by the English
post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that emerged in the late 1970s as musicians departed from punk's traditional elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and non-roc ...
band
Savages, released on 22 January 2016. The album was also nominated for the 2016
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the B ...
, the band's second consecutive nomination after ''
Silence Yourself
''Silence Yourself'' is the debut studio album by the English post-punk band Savages, released on 6 May 2013 on Matador Records and Pop Noire, a label owned by vocalist Jehnny Beth. It was nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize.
Music and s ...
'' was nominated for the prize in 2013.
Music and style
''Adore Life'' drew comparison once again to
Siouxsie Sioux
Susan Janet Ballion (born 27 May 1957), known professionally as Siouxsie Sioux, is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. She was the lead singer of the rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976–1996). They released 11 ...
.
''
Financial Times
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'' 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
''Adore Life'' received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. At
Metacritic
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, 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".
In a 3.5 out of 5 review, ''
Rolling Stone
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'' wrote that "their music is driven by emotions that are almost unprecedented in the
ost-punkgenre".
Accolades
Track listing
Chart positions
References
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2016 albums
Matador Records albums
Savages (band) albums