Sean Nicholas Savage - Other Life
Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
2013 Ratings: #720 / 1115
User Score
Based on 18 ratings
May 28, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Arbutus / Label
Indie Pop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Tiny Mix Tapes

This sincerity is what makes Other Life so incredibly compelling. On song after song, Savage pours himself out for the listener; often, he sounds like he’s on the verge of tears, his voice quavering with unbridled emotion.

74
Pitchfork

It takes a good deal of bravery to write and record songs that are so naked and unflinching, and it pays off: Savage's courage and palpable investment in the material makes it easy to connect and empathize with his subject matter.

70
AllMusic

Other Life, while being a solid album, falls short of being any type of definitive statement about his place in the landscape of his scene or the world at large.

70
NME

Get past the Bronski Beat animal trauma vibes and Savage's other life is rich and full.

70
DIY

Fusing love and pain with a cutting introspection, all his emotions are strewn into a heaped pile to be picked apart. 

60
musicOMH

There’s no doubt that Sean Nicholas Savage is a supremely talented songwriter who shows great promise but a nagging doubt remains whether he is truly sincere in his work.

60
NOW Magazine

Other Life isn’t too polished, which means it will appeal to Savage’s pre-existing cult fan base but not the wider audience it aims for.

50
The 405

Other Life feels patchy; a work in progress that initially offers a solid template, before getting bored of itself.

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Track List

  1. She Looks Like You
  2. Other Life
  3. Lonely Woman
  4. More Than I Love Myself
  5. Like A Baby
  6. You Changed Me
  7. We Used To Live In A Dream
  8. Bygone Summer
  9. Change Your Mind
  10. Look At Me
  11. It's Real
  12. Chin Chin 
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Added on: May 21, 2013