Les Savy Fav – Root For Ruin

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.

1. Twilight (Remaster 2024)
2. Of Darksome Origin (Remaster 2024)
3. Blood-Colored (Remaster 2024)
4. Silent (Remaster 2024)
5. Black Tears (Remaster 2024)
6. Elegy (Remaster 2024)
7. Velvet Dreams (Remaster 2024)
8. Enter Chaos (Remaster 2024)
9. The Sinner and the Sadness (Remaster 2024)
10. Song of Sirens (Remaster 2024)
11. Until Eternity Ends (Remaster 2024)
12. Eternal Eclipse (Remaster 2024)
13. Bleed (Remaster 2024)
14. Invisible Sun (Remaster 2024)
15. Twilight (Remix 2024)
16. Of Darksome Origin (Remix 2024)
17. Blood-Colored (Remix 2024)
18. Silent (Remix 2024)
19. Black Tears (Remix 2024)
20. Elegy (Remix 2024)
21. Velvet Dreams (Remix 2024)
22. Enter Chaos (Remix 2024)
23. The Sinner and the Sadness (Remix 2024)
24. Song of Sirens (Remix 2024)
25. Until Eternity Ends (Remix 2024)
26. Eternal Eclipse (Remix 2024)
27. Bleed (Remix 2024)
28. Invisible Sun (Remix 2024)

Label: French Kiss

Catalog: 451

Genre: Rock