A Raw Youth

A Raw Youth
Studio album by Le Butcherettes
Released September 18, 2015
Recorded 2015
Genre Punk rock, indie rock
Length 41:18
Label Rodriguez Lopez Productions, Ipecac[1]
Producer Omar Rodríguez-López
Le Butcherettes chronology
Cry Is for the Flies
(2014)		 A Raw Youth
(2015)
Singles from A Raw Youth
  1. "Shave the Pride"
    Released: October 30, 2015[2]

A Raw Youth is the third album by Mexican band Le Butcherettes, released on September 18, 2015 via Ipecac Recordings[2]

Lyrics and themes

The album examines themes of personal and social oppression.[3]

"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."[4]

"La Uva" (originally written for Bosnian Rainbows' 2nd LP) 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."[3]

"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."[3] It's about "women (...) sold into marriages or into sex slavery and how resilient their spirits are.”[5]

"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.[5]

"My Half" deals with "finding closure with the loss of an unjust death."[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Consequence of SoundB-[5]

A Raw Youth received generally favorable reviews.[7]

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."[5]

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Teri Gender Bender.

No. Title Length
1. "Shave the Pride"   2:37
2. "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[9]

Additional musicians[9]

Production[9]

References

  1. ↑ Young, Alex (June 15, 2015). "Le Butcherettes team with John Frusciante and Iggy Pop for new album". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Ipecac Artists: Le Butcherettes". Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 John Gentile. "Le Butcherettes Turn Oppression And Pain Into Mosh-Worthy Songs". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Katie Presley. "Song Premiere: Le Butcherettes, 'Shave The Pride'". Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Karen Gwee. "Le Butcherettes - A Raw Youth". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Carlos Dennis. "Interview: Le Butcherettes". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 "A Raw Youth by Le Butcherettes". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Thom Jurek. "Le Butcherettes A Raw Youth". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 "Le Butcherettes A Raw Youth Credits". Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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