A Raw Youth
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| Studio album by Le Butcherettes | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2015 (Ipecac)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, Indie Rock | |||
| Length | 41:18 | |||
| Label | Rodriguez Lopez Productions | |||
| Producer | Omar Rodríguez-López | |||
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A Raw Youth is the third album by Mexican band Le Butcherettes, released on September 18, 2015 via Ipecac Recordings[1]
Lyrics and themes
The album examines themes of personal and social oppresion.[2]
Shave the Pride originated as a diatribe against Gender Bender's bearded lover hiding behind "masses of hair". After rewrites, the song's "outrage and frustration" became directed against society's "unwillingess to view all perceptions of [a] story... hiding behind the mass media."[3]
La Uva uses a symbol of grape to represent "a fragile being that can be stepped on. But, the ink from its body stains and is seen by other people."[2]
Sold Less Than Gold was partially inspired by Gender Bender's trip to Iran. According to her, "the song was written with women from the Middle East in mind - women that were being sold from their family to strangers. Being raped and mutilated."[2] It's about "women (...) sold into marriages or into sex slavery and how resilient their spirits are.”[4]
The Hitch Hiker plays out a call-and-response between a hitchhiker and the man who picks her up. The situation escalates into kidnapping and murder.[4]
My Half deals with "finding closure with the loss of an unjust death."[5]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Consequence of Sound | B-[4] |
A Raw Youth received generally favorable reviews.[6]
Consequence of Sound's Karen Gwee wrote that the album "marks Le Butcherettes’ triumphant entrance to the mainstream rock arena, accomplished with no compromise to their identity."[4]
Track listing
All music and lyrics written by Teri Gender Bender.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shave the Pride" | 2:37 |
| 2. | "My Mallely" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Reason to Die Young" | 3:41 |
| 4. | "La Uva" (feat. Iggy Pop) | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Sold Less Than Gold" | 2:01 |
| 6. | "Stab My Back" | 4:09 |
| 7. | "They Fuck You Over" | 2:19 |
| 8. | "Witchless C Spot" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "The Hitch Hiker" | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Lonely & Drunk" | 3:44 |
| 11. | "Oil the Shoe If the Critter Knew Any Better" | 4:11 |
| 12. | "My Half" (feat. John Frusciante) | 4:39 |
Total length: |
41:18 | |
Personnel
Le Butcherettes[8]
- Teri Gender Bender - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Chris Common - drums
- Jamie Aaron Aux - bass
Additional musicians[8]
- Iggy Pop - guest vocals on La Uva
- John Frusciante - guitar & synth bass on My Half
- Deantoni Parks - verse drums on La Uva
- Marcel Rodríguez-López - percussion & bass (moog) synth on Stab My Back and Lonely & Drunk
Production[8]
- Omar Rodríguez-López - producer
- Jon DeBaun, Joe Galdo & Hart Gunter - engineering
- Chris Common - engineering, mixing and mastering
- Mackie Osborne - design and layout
References
- 1 2 3 "Ipecac Artists: Le Butcherettes". Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 John Gentile. "Le Butcherettes Turn Oppression And Pain Into Mosh-Worthy Songs". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Katie Presley. "Song Premiere: Le Butcherettes, 'Shave The Pride'". Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Karen Gwee. "Le Butcherettes - A Raw Youth". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Carlos Dennis. "Interview: Le Butcherettes". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- 1 2 "A Raw Youth by Le Butcherettes". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Thom Jurek. "Le Butcherettes A Raw Youth". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Le Butcherettes A Raw Youth Credits". Retrieved 15 December 2015.