Adore Life

Adore Life drew comparison once again to Siouxsie Sioux.[1][2] Financial Times wrote: "Beth sings with imposing control: even the words she utters with a wild yelp, à la Siouxsie Sioux, seem purposely unleashed".[2] Critic Ludovic Hunter-Tilney described the music as, "Distorted guitars set up flayed layers of sound, backed by sinewy drums and bass".[2]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.8/10[3]
Metacritic	82/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The A.V. Club	C+[6]
Chicago Tribune	[7]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[8]
The Guardian	[9]
Mojo	[10]
NME	4/5[11]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[12]
Rolling Stone	[1]
Spin	6/10[13]

Adore Life received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 33 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[4] In a favourable review, Paste said that Adore Life was still inspired by Savages' first influences while adding, it "builds on that sound, and frames it in a contemporary context that is less throwback than thrilling".[14] In a 3.5 out of 5 review, Rolling Stone wrote that "their music is driven by emotions that are almost unprecedented in the [post-punk] genre".[1]

Savages

• Jehnny Beth – vocals
• Gemma Thompson – guitar
• Ayse Hassan – bass guitar
• Fay Milton – drums

Technical

• Johnny Hostile – production
• Trentemøller – mixing
• John Davis – mastering
• Richard Woodcraft – engineering

Artwork

• Craig Ward – design, logo