Les Savy Fav returned in 2010 with their 5th studio album in 2010 ‘Root For Ruin‘. This Accomplished set of songs follows in the trail previously blazed by its predecessor ‘Let’s Stay Friends‘ and sees the perennial underdogs take their polished aggression to new heights. Cougar regular Ruby included them in her top 10 stating:
There is something so familiar and comforting about the quality and sound of ‘Les Savy Fav’ that really distinguishes them apart from the often transient sounds of their peers.
‘Let’s Get Out Of Here’ is the classic example. Play it once and you feel like you grew up with the song, it’s instantly comfortable and it’s instantly your friend. ‘Sleepless in Silverlake’ has provided one of my favourite intros of the year. It gradually peels back each layer of the song, some guitar pieces, some percussion and then the vocals hit in and the melody has motion.
‘Appetites’ takes them back to their post hardcore roots fuelled with loud guitar rhythms, some precise shouting and some aggressive pace which proves they’ve definitely still got their appetite and we’re as hungry as ever for them.
Ruby
This impressive display of composed aggression comfortably rubs shoulders with the other releases on this list.
