He Had No Eyes

Savages “Husbands”

Savages belong to a tradition of extraordinarily tense punk bands with heavily accented female sings, but even in that context, a song like “Husbands” seems especially panicked and urgent. The entire song is just on the edge of hysteria, with lucid thoughts brushing up against abstract visions and a repetition of the title word that blurs the line between terror and arousal. It’s a complicated song to parse, but I’m sure that’s the point – it’s all questions about love and violence, but no answers at all.

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