Are You Satisfied?

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.

This article is about the Slaves album. For the Rusty Draper song, see Are You Satisfied? (song). For the Marina and the Diamonds song, see The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album).

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

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. 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. "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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