"SAVAK make a potent and pointed agitpop racket..." - Noisey
"Dread-fueled, post-punk angst tempered with catchy hooks." - Magnet
"Superior twin-guitar slash action." - Mojo
Ernest Jenning Record Co. is excited to share the full stream of SAVAK's sophomore album Cut-Ups ahead of tomorrow's release. The album is available to stream via Bandcamp HERE:
https://savak.bandcamp.com/album/cut-ups
The band -- which includes members of Obits, Holy Fuck, The Cops, The Make Up and more -- just played several dates in support of Pinback, and they will be supporting Hot Snakes in Brooklyn and Boston next month. The full list of upcoming tour dates, including their European run, can be found below.
Cut-Ups was produced by the band and Geoff Sanoff (Nada Surf, Luna, Jets To Brazil) at Renegade Studios in New York City with additional recording done by the band at their Brooklyn practice space and homes. This is an album for listeners who don't seek authenticity, but intuitively know it when they hear it; for people who are interested in language and sound. This is not lifestyle marketing. This is not going to cover your bald spot or shrink your waistband. This is not this year's model. Or last year's model dressed up as tomorrow's hope. This is the sound of four adult men in Brooklyn, New York, sharing their world as they see it. They are not afraid to write about politics or personal failings. They are not afraid to celebrate love. Or yearn for a better world. They may be cut up, but they are here to stay.
For those who need references, the band suggests Neu!, The Gun Club, Agent Orange, The Fall, Magazine, Love, Mission of Burma, Gang of Four, The Byrds, Television and dub music, spy movie soundtracks, international folk music, free jazz, spoken word, comedy, food, travel, books, and just trying to sustain humanity in an increasingly hostile world.
Cut-Ups track list:
1. Sick Of War
2. Like Gary Wilson Said
3. I Wanna Exist
4. Christo's Peers (Soon We'll Be Floating)
5. Natural Light
6. They Are Bones
7. Loma Prieta
8. I Don't Wanna Be Defended
9. Keys To The City
10. I Left America
SAVAK's upcoming performances:
11/6 - Kabinet múz - Brno, CZ
11/7 - Mochvara - Zagreb, HR
11/8 - Freakout Club - Bologna, IT
11/9 - Teatro Altrove - Genova, IT
11/10 - Sonic - Lyon, FR
11/11 - Les Passagers du Zinc - Besançon, FR
11/12 - Substage Café - Karlsruhe, DE
11/13 - Schokoladen - Berlin, DE
11/14 - Klub 007 - Prague, CZ
11/16 - Bell House - Brooklyn, NY ^
11/17 - Middle East - Boston, MA ^
12/9 - Bell House - Brooklyn, NY %
^ - w/ Hot Snakes
% - w/ Heist, Girls Against Boys
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