Defend Yourself

Rock · 2013 · 15 tracks · 45m

Defend Yourself

A weary but muscular return to form. Distorted bass and raw vocals capture the friction of middle-aged heartbreak with unvarnished honesty.

The kings of lo-fi return to show you exactly how a heart breaks and heals in real-time.

A resilient and raw exploration of personal collapse and the defensive walls we build to survive it.

Defend Yourself · vs · Sebadoh

Dive Bar+2.1σ

Dive Bar saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 45m

01

I Will

3:57

01

Imminent Emergency

02

No Wound

02

Love You Here

3:34

03

Beat

4:13

04

Defend Yr Self

3:13

05

Oxygen

3:22

06

Once

2:55

07

Inquiries

2:02

08

State of Mine

3:44

09

Final Days

4:22

10

Can’t Depend

4:23

11

Let It Out

4:30

12

Listen

3:38

13

Separate

2:00

Moments Worth Waiting For

The heavy, distorted bass lead on 'I Will' that immediately signals a return to the band's classic 90s tension.

The shift from Lou Barlow's weary melodicism to Jason Loewenstein's more aggressive, jagged contributions mid-album.

The way 'Final Days' builds a sense of exhausted resignation through its repetitive, circular guitar riff.

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