Savages (Breathe Carolina album)

Savages is the fourth studio album by electronic band Breathe Carolina released on April 15, 2014 through Fearless Records in the United States. Upon the album's release, it debuted at No. 22 on the US Billboard 200, No. 4 on the Alternative Albums chart, and topped the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. The album spawned four single; "Savages", "Bang It Out" featuring pop duo Karmin, "Sellouts" featuring Danny Worsnop of the metalcore band Asking Alexandria, "Chasing Hearts" featuring Tyler Carter of metalcore group Issues, and "I Don't Know What I'm Doing". The album features a more electronic and dance influence rather than the electronic rock and post-hardcore influences seen on the group's previous albums. This is the first album released without former member Kyle Even.

Savages
Studio album by
Breathe Carolina
ReleasedApril 15, 2014
Recorded2013
Genre
Length44:51
LabelFearless
ProducerIan Kirkpatrick
Breathe Carolina chronology
Hell Is What You Make It
(2011)		 Savages
(2014)		 Dead: The Album
(2019)
Singles from Savages
  1. "Savages"
    Released: November 25, 2013
  2. "Sellouts"
    Released: February 18, 2014
  3. "Bang It Out"
    Released: March 18, 2014
  4. "Chasing Hearts"
    Released: April 15, 2014
  5. "Collide"
    Released: April 21, 2014
  6. "I Don't Know What I'm Doing"
    Released: July 1, 2014

Background

In early 2013, the duo announced a free mixtape would be released as soon as early summer. The mixtape, entitled Bangers, was released for free download on July 6, 2013 via Sol Republic.[1] Although it was intended to contain material that was being written for the upcoming album, the departure of Kyle and addition of Tommy prompted a change in track list. Only one song from the Bangers mixtape, "Mistakes" made it onto the album.[2] The group announced via Facebook and Twitter that a song recorded by the new lineup, called "Savages", would be released soon. The lead single of the album with the same name was streamed via Fearless's official SoundCloud account and made available for digital download on November 25, 2013.[3][4] A lyric video for the song was released the following week in Fearless's official YouTube account.[5] On February 18, 2014, the official second single "Sellouts" featuring Danny Worsnop from the band Asking Alexandria was released along with its music video.[6][7] The third single "Bang It Out", which features Karmin was streamed and released on March 18, 2014.[8][9] Another featuring track with Tyler Carter from the metalcore band Issues called "Chasing Hearts" was also streamed on April 7[10] and its music video was premiered by Billboard on April 15, 2014.[11] A live music video from the song "Collide" was released on April 21, 2014.[12]

Composition

The album has been described as electropop[13] and emo-pop.[14] David Schmitt told about the concept of the album:

“Savages isn’t a bad thing, it’s just about how you live your life and chasing your dreams, I want people to get out of this record that they feel like they are a part of the band when they are done listening to it… It’s very futuristic what we are doing for this record. It’s a lot of new sounds that we have never done that we haven’t heard at all.”

And about the sound: "It’s super electronic and [filled with] EDM"[15]

Breathe Carolina has hinted that Savages will be a mixture of their musical roots and a new electronic sound, different from all three of their previous full-length albums.[16]

Singles

"Bang It Out" was sent to US dance radio on 1 July 2014 by Fearless Records.[17] "I Don't Know What I'm Doing" followed the next week.[18]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[14]
Alternative Press[19]
USA Today[13]

The album generally received positive reviews. At Alternative Press, Dan Leroy rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying that "if you are looking for largely a guiltless guilty pleasure for the summer of 2014, you're in the right place."[19] Elysa Gardner of USA Today rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, writing that "Breathe Carolina's sound is processed and pumped-up", however "some of the band's strongest grooves to date and canny atmospheric (and acoustic) touches make a number of tracks diverting.".[13] Tim Sendra from AllMusic rated the album with three stars out of five and noted the genre shift, praising the tracks "Bang It Out", "Collide", "Shadows" and "Bury Me"; describing it as an "emo-pop album that delivers plenty of frothy fun" if you pick the songs that work.[14]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bury Me"
3:51
2."Bang It Out" (featuring Karmin)
  • Schmitt
  • Kyle Even
  • Luis Bonet
  • Eric Armenta
  • Joshua Aragon
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Lindy Robbins
4:12
3."Sellouts" (featuring Danny Worsnop)
  • Schmitt
  • Even
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Armenta
  • Cooperman
  • Bonet
  • Danny Worsnop
4:48
4."Shots Fired"
4:19
5."Collide"
3:44
6."Please Don't Say"
3:52
7."Shadows"
  • Schmitt
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Armenta
  • Cooperman
  • Bonet
  • Wilcox
4:16
8."Savages"
  • Schmitt
  • Even
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Armenta
  • Cooperman
  • Bonet
3:21
9."Chasing Hearts" (featuring Tyler Carter)
  • Schmitt
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Armenta
  • Cooperman
  • Bonet
  • Tyler Carter
3:57
10."I Don't Know What I'm Doing"
  • Schmitt
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Armenta
  • Cooperman
  • Bonet
  • Goldstein
4:26
11."Mistakes"
  • Schmitt
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Armenta
  • Cooperman
  • Bonet
  • Tranter
4:05
Total length:44:51

Chart performance

References
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  9. "Breathe Carolina: Bang It Out (feat. Karmin) - Muziek op Google Play". Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  10. "Breathe Carolina release new single, "Chasing Hearts" (ft. Tyler Carter of Issues) - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  11. "Breathe Carolina, 'Chasing Hearts': Exclusive Video Premiere". Billboard. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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  13. Gardner, Elysa (April 14, 2014). "Listen Up: Other notable releases". USA Today. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
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  18. "Dance/EDM Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014.
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  21. "Breathe Carolina Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
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