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Providence, Rhode Island, United States (1995 – present)

Sometime during the lost cyber-decade of the 1990’s, a band formed in the boho-cafe’s, head scratching art-studios, and Club Babyhead’s of Providence, Rhode Island. The band who, often cite fellow RISDI (Rhode Island School of Design) grads the as their mentors, were in fact heavily influenced by the decadent head-f**k psychos Six Finger Satellite (also from P.). Les Savy Fav would be their name (it means nothing apparently), and they would exist in an american circuit that saw an increasing tendency towards Ennio Morricone alt-country and instro-noodly retro. Les Savy Fav, who with fellow countrymen And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, and L/A/L, were ready to have a race for the most exciting new band since the Jesus Lizard and early Seattle scene. Known for ballistic shows with singer Tim Harrington not letting up on the audience with his existential rants and non-linear soliloquies, (“I’m going to do a G.G. Allin right here!”) and the band jutteringlike a amphetemine enhanced Bad Seeds, pandamonium or bewilderment entered on those present.

After a well received initial album called 3/5, the band started getting the attention of the desperate for something new media. Sick of the nice, lovely, and ultimately fairly boring post-rock style bands of the late 90’s, the media decided young, good looking rockers, who weren’t afraid of the odd Prada shirt to sweat in, were a thing to behold and a wave of enthusiastic press ensued in the likes of Interview, A.

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Let's Stay Friends
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Go Forth
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The Cat and the Cobra
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Top Tracks

1	Patty Lee full track	560
2	The Sweat Descends full track	458
3	The Year Before The Year 2000 full track	414
4	The Equestrian full track	395
5	What Would Wolves Do? full track	382
6	Brace Yourself full track	294
7	The Lowest Bitter full track	277
8	Slugs In The Shrubs full track	257
9	Meet Me in the Dollar Bin	240
10	We'll Make a Lover of You full track	231
11	Pots & Pans	225
12	Hold on to Your Genre full track	219
13	Raging in the Plague Age full track	214
14	Kiss Kiss Is Getting Old full track	207
15	Yawn, Yawn, Yawn full track	190

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baeblemusic wrote:
Thursday evening

Watch Les Savy Fav rock out Solar One live: http://www.baeblemusic.com/concertvideo/SolarOne/LesSavyFav.html

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harryhomg wrote:
Wednesday evening

let's stay friends is not the best album.

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MIKOLCA wrote:
last week

Пидарасы!!! ФУ БЛЯ!!!!

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waxfutures wrote:
last week

the photo of them in bed is hilarious

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falloftroys wrote:
last month

1999! 1999! Oh mannn, love em.

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mister_tussin wrote:
last month

the second half of "let's stay friends" loses steam quick. the cat and the cobra and 3/5 are easily the most fun . . .

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jarossamdb7 wrote:
last month

Lets Stay Friends and Inches are the best albums, although the others (all of them) are not to be foregotten! Much love here for the unique style. I thank this band for making Indi (if you can call it that) interesting! The Sweat Descends is my fave song!

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sickboy___ wrote:
May 2009

best albuns?

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Wastes wrote:
May 2009

that's my favorite band!!!!!!!!!!! Why i'm not living in USA? I DO want to visit them LIVE!!!!!!!!!!

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May 2009

Loads of cool shit... http://www.hifriendsinplaces.blogspot.com/
stefanielaurel wrote:
April 2009

love this band

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broken__record wrote:
April 2009

http://dothebrokenrecords.wordpress.com/

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lizvelrene wrote:
April 2009

ROME is possibly my favorite EP ever.

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Semi-Mental wrote:
April 2009

lmao at the display picture

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ninjablaster wrote:
April 2009

so fucking good live

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MillionBillion wrote:
April 2009

Best band.

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Keffria wrote:
April 2009

I will never get tired of The Cat and the Cobra.

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FastPork wrote:
April 2009

Fucked Up kinda stole their gimmick from this guys.

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Gumo_Ga wrote:
April 2009

the cat and the cobra is their best effort imo.

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dogpark wrote:
April 2009

aMAZING

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