A Raw Youth

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

A Raw Youth
Studio album by
Le Butcherettes
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2015
Recorded2015
GenrePunk rock, indie rock
Length41:18
LabelRodriguez Lopez Productions, Ipecac[1]
ProducerOmar Rodríguez-López
Le Butcherettes chronology
Cry Is for the Flies
(2014)		 A Raw Youth
(2015)		 Bi/Mental
(2019)
Singles from A Raw Youth
  1. "Shave the Pride"
    Released: October 30, 2015[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” 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] It was originally recorded by Bosnian Rainbows but remained unreleased. The studio version by Le Butcherettes samples Bosnian Rainbows version [5]

"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.”[6]

"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.[6]

"My Half" deals with "finding closure with the loss of an unjust death."[7]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Consequence of SoundB-[6]

A Raw Youth received generally favorable reviews.[8]

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."[6]

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Teri Gender Bender.

No.TitleLength
1."Shave the Pride"2:37
2."My 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[10]

  • Teri Gender Bender - vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Chris Common - drums
  • Jamie Aaron Aux - bass

Additional musicians[10]

Production[10]

  • Omar Rodríguez-López - producer
  • Jon DeBaun, Joe Galdo & Hart Gunter - engineering
  • Chris Common - engineering, mixing and mastering
  • Mackie Osborne - design and layout

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. "Ipecac Artists: Le Butcherettes". Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  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. "Bosnian Rainbows - LP2 Leaked Tracks (FULL ALBUM)" – via www.youtube.com.
  6. Karen Gwee. "Le Butcherettes - A Raw Youth". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  7. Carlos Dennis. "Interview: Le Butcherettes". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  8. "A Raw Youth by Le Butcherettes". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  9. Thom Jurek. "Le Butcherettes A Raw Youth". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  10. "Le Butcherettes A Raw Youth Credits". Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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