I still hadn’t really clicked with Savages and their debut LP Silence Yourself. Maybe I was subconsciously holding out for the live setting to contextualise the album. Isolated as a single, Strife provides that adept flashpoint of realisation I was seeking, injecting big ol’ Sabbath-sized riffs into their vivid post-punk palette, harnessing a cauterising burn that still sears well after the initial wash of buzz.
Savages : Strife
