Vinyl LP pressing. Les Savy Fav have been underground indie-rock darlings for forever. This is as much a consequence of singer Tim Harrington's eccentric onstage antics as their DIY ethos - all but one of their albums have been released on bassist Syd Butler's Frenchkiss Records. After a decade and a half, which includes a year-long hiatus, the 5-piece release a 5th studio album which may just catapult them into the big leagues. Root For Ruin comes complete with the Fugazi-inspired post-hardcore quirks of previous LSF offerings. As a general rule song structures are consciously more straightforward, except for midpoint 'Poltergeist', the result being greater accessibility for the uninitiated. There are elements borrowed from more commercially successful artists; guitars reminiscent of the Pixies, backing vocals veering towards Weezer territory and offbeat instrumentation that wouldn't feel out of place on a Modest Mouse record. Still, the band have not relinquished their edginess entirely and there are plenty of moments where you can feel the tension rising.

Tracklist:

Twilight (Remaster 2024)
Of Darksome Origin (Remaster 2024)
Blood-Colored (Remaster 2024)
Silent (Remaster 2024)
Black Tears (Remaster 2024)
Elegy (Remaster 2024)
Velvet Dreams (Remaster 2024)
Enter Chaos (Remaster 2024)
The Sinner and the Sadness (Remaster 2024) 1
Song of Sirens (Remaster 2024) 1
Until Eternity Ends (Remaster 2024) 1
Eternal Eclipse (Remaster 2024) 1
Bleed (Remaster 2024) 1
Invisible Sun (Remaster 2024) 1
Twilight (Remix 2024) 1
Of Darksome Origin (Remix 2024) 1
Blood-Colored (Remix 2024) 1
Silent (Remix 2024) 1
Black Tears (Remix 2024) 2
Elegy (Remix 2024) 2
Velvet Dreams (Remix 2024) 2
Enter Chaos (Remix 2024) 2
The Sinner and the Sadness (Remix 2024) 2
Song of Sirens (Remix 2024) 2
Until Eternity Ends (Remix 2024) 2
Eternal Eclipse (Remix 2024) 2
Bleed (Remix 2024) 2
Invisible Sun (Remix 2024)

UPC: 197190882124
Label: French Kiss
Release Date: 6.21.24
Format: Vinyl

Les Savy Fav - Root For Ruin (LP)