Are You Satisfied?
Studio album by
Slaves
Released1 June 2015
GenrePunk rock
Length37:37
LabelVirgin EMI Records
ProducerJolyon Thomas
Slaves chronology
Sugar Coated Bitter Truth
(2012)		 Are You Satisfied?
(2015)		 Take Control
(2016)
Singles from Are You Satisfied?
  1. "Hey"
    Released: 18 August 2014
  2. "The Hunter"
    Released: 17 November 2014
  3. "Feed The Mantaray"
    Released: 23 March 2015
  4. "Cheer Up London"
    Released: 1 June 2015
  5. "Sockets"
    Released: 4 September 2015

Are You Satisfied? is the debut album of English punk duo Slaves. It was released on 1 June 2015.[1][2][3] It reached number 8 in its first week on the UK Albums Chart.[4] The album was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize.[5] A deluxe edition was released on 13 November 2015[3] which featured their single "Where's Your Car Debbie" and one of its B-sides, 3 songs from their "Sugar Coated Bitter Truth" EP, 2 tracks from BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and other new songs.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash7/10[7]
DIY[8]
Drowned in Sound4/10[2]
The Guardian[9]
NME8/10[10]

The album received positive reviews from critics, racking up an average rating of 71/00 on Metacritic. Clash Music reviewed their debut album, calling it a "solid debut" and rating it seven out of ten,[11][12] however, Crack placed the album at number 1 in their list of the worst albums of 2015, and described the duo as "papier-mache punks with their mockney lip-flapping, fag-paper-thin-sentiment, derivative riffs, embarrassingly prescriptive pseudo-politics and sixth form poetry."[13]

Track listing

Are You Satisfied? track listing[3]
No.TitleLength
1."The Hunter"3:00
2."Cheer Up London"2:33
3."Sockets"3:26
4."Despair and Traffic"2:18
5."Do Something"2:27
6."Are You Satisfied?"1:30
7."Wow!!! 7AM"3:42
8."Hey"2:25
9."Live Like an Animal"3:35
10."Ninety Nine"3:15
11."She Wants Me Now"2:31
12."Feed the Mantaray"2:54
13."Sugar Coated Bitter Truth"4:01
Total length:37:37
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
14."Where's Your Car Debbie?"2:23
15."Beauty Quest"3:49
16."White Knuckle Ride"3:36
17."Shutdown (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)"3:00
18."Daft Punk Is Playing at My House (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)"2:57
19."Why Would You?"1:45
20."OK"2:21
21."I Shine My Shoes with a Dirty Vest"1:21
22."Tricky (Demo)"3:43
Total length:62:02


Personnel

Adapted from the albums liner notes.

  • Isaac Holman – vocals, drums; piano on "Are You Satisfied?"
  • Laurie Vincent – guitar, synths, backing vocals
  • Jolyon Thomas – synths, additional percussion

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 8

References

  1. ↑ "Interview: Slaves - "I Think It Has Quite An Instant Feel And Message"". Inveterate. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Adcock, Lee (1 June 2015). "Album Review: Slaves - Are You Satisfied?". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Are You Satisfied (Deluxe) on iTunes". iTunes. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "SLAVES". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mercury Prize 2015 shortlist". BBC. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Reviews for Are You Satisfied? by Slaves". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Geddes, Clarke (16 June 2015). "Slaves - Are You Satisfied?". Clash. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Jamieson, Sarah (1 June 2015). "Slaves - Are You Satisfied? review". DIY. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Hann, Michael (28 May 2015). "Slaves: Are You Satisfied? review – Kentish punks lose their edge on record". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Leonie (14 May 2015). "NME Reviews - Slaves - 'Are You Satisfied?'". NME. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Geddes, Clarke (16 June 2015). "Reviews Slaves Are You Satisfied?". Clash Music.
  12. ↑ "Slaves". unrecorded.mu. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Worst Albums of the Year 2015".
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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