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Savages
On a mission to sound like "a punch in the face", all-girl group Savages were
one of the break-out bands of 2012 with their frantic, aggressive take on the
post-punk of Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Birthday Party and Echo and the
Bunnymen. Formed in 2011 when Jehn Beth - of French indie duo John & Jehn -
teamed up with touring guitarist Gemma Thompson in London, they took their name
from the novel Lord of the Flies and quickly caused a stir in the music press
with acclaimed early EP I Am Here. The duo were nominated for the BBC's Sound of
2013 poll and toured with British Sea P...
