Photos by Marc Fong // Written by Mike Frash //
Savages with No Bra //
The Independent – San Francisco
April 18th, 2013 //
London-based rock band Savages displayed range and rage that went through the roof on Thursday at The Independent with No Bra attached as support.
The all-female post-punk rockers have made quite the impression so far this year. They made a big slash at South by Southwest in March, and now the quartet is finishing up the U.S. leg of its tour at Coachella before heading back across the pond to perform in the UK and Europe over the next few months. And this has all happened without Savages having dropped their first album.
Lead singer Jehnny Beth is a stoic force onstage, constantly projecting strength by flashing fierce, wide eyes and holding traditional masculine body language alongside her bandmates in Gemma Thompson (guitar), Ayse Hassan (bass) and Fay Milton (drums). It’s refreshing to witness an act live as exciting as Savages, which successfully flips gender stereotypes on their head with ease.
But after catching them at this show in SF, you can bet that we will be spinning their debut LP Silence Yourself when it’s released stateside on May 7th via Matador Records.
Setlist:
No Face
Shut Up
City’s Full
Strife
Waiting for a Sign
Flying to Berlin
Another War
Give Me a Gun
Hit Me
My Condition
I Am Here
She Will
Husbands
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