A.V. Club: Best of the Decade

Artist Les Savy Fav

  • Kelly McAlee

A hammy band big into indie-rock slop, Les Savy Fav hit its prime in the late ’90s, when bands and audiences were content to stand around looking bored at shows. Leader Tim Harrington and his man-kissing, mattress-surfing antics changed all that—not to give short shrift to the rest of the group, which dishes out devilishly catchy post-punk that laid the groundwork for thousands to follow. Les Savy Fav takes notoriously long hiatuses between records, and after six years, the band returned in 2007 with Let’s Stay Friends. The record was a big leap forward, but it’s still on-stage that Les Savy Fav matters most. 

Updated 08/27/2009

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