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| Defend Yourself | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 16, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 45:45 | |||
| Labels | Joyful Noise, Domino | |||
| Producer | Sebadoh | |||
| Sebadoh chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Mojo | [5] |
| NME | 6/10[6] |
| Paste | 8.0/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.0/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[9] |
| Rolling Stone |  [10] |
| Spin | 6/10[11] |
Defend Yourself is the eighth studio album by American indie rock band Sebadoh. It is the band's first album in fourteen years, since 1999's The Sebadoh.[12]
The album was released on September 16, 2013 via Domino in the United Kingdom and on September 17, 2013 via Joyful Noise in the United States, respectively.[12][13]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Will" | Barlow | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Love You Here" | Barlow | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Beat" | Loewenstein | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Defend yr Self" | Loewenstein | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Oxygen" | Barlow | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Once" | D'Amico | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Inquiries" | Loewenstein | 2:01 |
| 8. | "State of Mine" | Barlow | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Final Days" | Loewenstein | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Can't Depend" | Loewenstein | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Let It Out" | Barlow | 4:29 |
| 12. | "Listen" | Barlow | 3:37 |
| 13. | "Separate" | Loewenstein | 1:59 |
| Total length: | 45:45 | ||
Included with the limited edition tri-color vinyl and red color vinyl releases was a 7" single that had two tracks that were left off of the album.[14] These tracks were also released on iTunes and included on the Japanese CD release along with the Secret EP track "All Kinds".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Imminent Emergency" | Barlow | 2:34 |
| 15. | "No Wound" | Loewenstein | 2:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "All Kinds" | Barlow | 1:33 |
Personnel
[edit]- Sebadoh
- Lou Barlow - vocals, guitar, bass
- Jason Loewenstein - vocals, bass, guitar
- Bob D'Amico - drums, percussion
- Other personnel
- Lou Barlow - engineering
- Jason Loewenstein - mixing
- Pete Lyman - mastering
References
[edit]- ↑ "Defend Yourself - Sebadoh". Metacritic. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Sebadoh - Defend Yourself". Allmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ Khanna, Vish (September 16, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Hann, Michael (September 19, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself – review". The Guardian. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ Mojo magazine. October 2013, p.90
- ↑ Beaumont, Mark (September 12, 2013). "Sebadoh - 'Defend Yourself'". NME. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ Saunders, Hilary (September 20, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself". Paste. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (September 17, 2013). "Sebadoh - Defend Yourself". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ Pan, Arnold (September 18, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself". PopMatters. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ Gross, Joe (September 23, 2013). "Defend Yourself". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ↑ Harris, Keith (September 16, 2013). "Sebadoh Reunite for More Candid, Wincing Mind Games on 'Defend Your Self'". Spin. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- 1 2 Battan, Carrie (June 5, 2013). "Sebadoh Announce First New Album in 14 Years". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ Hughes, Hilary (August 20, 2013). "Sebadoh's First Album in 14 Years 'As Fresh As Anything We've Done'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Sebadoh "Defend Yourself" Pre-Order". Joyful Noise. July 23, 2013. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official Sebadoh website
- Defend Yourself at Discogs (list of releases)
