Defend Yourself

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.[13]

Defend Yourself
Studio album by Sebadoh
Released	September 16, 2013
Genre	Indie rock
Length	45:45
Label	Joyful Noise, Domino
Producer	Sebadoh
Sebadoh chronology
Secret EP (2012) Defend Yourself (2013) Act Surprised (2019[1])

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Exclaim!	9/10[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	6/10[7]
Paste	8.0/10[8]
Pitchfork	6.0/10[9]
PopMatters	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Spin	6/10[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.[13][14]

Track listing

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.[15] These tracks were also released on iTunes and included on the Japanese CD release along with the Secret EP track "All Kinds".

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Imminent Emergency"	Barlow	2:34
15.	"No Wound"	Loewenstein	2:30

Japanese CD bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"All Kinds"	Barlow	1:33

Personnel

Sebadoh

• Lou Barlow - vocals, guitar, bass
• Jason Loewenstein - vocals, bass, guitar
• Bob D'Amico - drums, percussion

Other personnel

• Lou Barlow - engineering
• Jason Loewenstein - mixing
• Wally Gagel - mixing
• Pete Lyman - mastering

References

1. Minsker, Evan (March 1, 2019). "Sebadoh Announce New Album Act Surprised, Share Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
2. "Defend Yourself - Sebadoh". Metacritic. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
3. Thomas, Fred. "Sebadoh - Defend Yourself". Allmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
4. Khanna, Vish (September 16, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
5. Hann, Michael (September 19, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself – review". The Guardian. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
6. Mojo magazine. October 2013, p.90
7. Beaumont, Mark (September 12, 2013). "Sebadoh - 'Defend Yourself'". NME. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
8. Saunders, Hilary (September 20, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself". Paste. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
9. Stosuy, Brandon (September 17, 2013). "Sebadoh - Defend Yourself". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
10. Pan, Arnold (September 18, 2013). "Sebadoh: Defend Yourself". PopMatters. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
11. Gross, Joe (September 23, 2013). "Defend Yourself". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
12. Harris, Keith (September 16, 2013). "Sebadoh Reunite for More Candid, Wincing Mind Games on 'Defend Your Self'". Spin. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
13. Battan, Carrie (June 5, 2013). "Sebadoh Announce First New Album in 14 Years". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
14. 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.
15. "Sebadoh "Defend Yourself" Pre-Order". Joyful Noise. July 23, 2013. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2015.

External links

• Official Sebadoh website
• Defend Yourself at Discogs (list of releases)