Tyranny (The Voidz album)

Tyranny
Studio album by
Julian Casablancas + The Voidz
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2014
Recorded2013–2014
StudioLabyrinth, NYC[1]
Genre
Length63:09
LabelCult
ProducerShawn Everett
The Voidz chronology
Tyranny
(2014) 		Virtue
(2018)
Alternate album cover
Singles from Tyranny
  1. "Human Sadness"
    Released: September 2, 2014[3]
  2. "Where No Eagles Fly"
    Released: September 9, 2014[4]
  3. "M.utually A.ssured D.estruction"
    Released: 2014 (Promo)[5]

Tyranny is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Voidz (marketed as Julian Casablancas + The Voidz), released on September 23, 2014, through the Cult label.[6] The album was recorded at Labyrinth, NYC, and produced by Shawn Everett.

The first single from the album, the 11-minute track "Human Sadness", was released on September 2, 2014. The second single "Where No Eagles Fly" was released on September 9, 2014, with its music video being directed by guitarist Jeramy "Beardo" Gritter.[4] After the album's release, the track "M.utually A.ssured D.estruction" was released as a promotional single.[5] The album was placed 50th in NME's "Top 50 Albums of 2014" list.[7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[9]
Clash(7/10)[10]
ConsequenceFavorable[11]
Drowned in Sound(9.75/10)[12]
Exclaim!(8/10)[13]
The Line of Best Fit(6.5/10)[14]
NME(6/10)[15]
Paste(6/10)[16]
Pitchfork(4.9/10)[17]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[18]

The album received generally positive reviews, though outlets often expressed mixed opinions. Rolling Stone gave the album 3.5 stars, calling it "the sound of a man shedding his skin. Not pretty, but more compelling for it."[18] Paste gave it 6.0,[16] while Exclaim! gave it 8 out of 10, calling it "a seriously sad album...compelling."[13] Lucas Villa of AXS awarded four out of five stars, writing, "Casablancas continues to exercise his experimental muscle in the most raucous ways with The Voidz in tow."[19] Benji Taylor of Clash gave the album 7/10, calling it "a weirdly wonderful mesh of awkward time signatures, unconventional song structures and, in general, unbridled madness".[10] Pitchfork was among the most negative of the reviewers, giving the album a 4.9 and calling it unlistenable and a failure.

GQ printed in a 2014 interview with Casablancas entitled, "Julian Casablancas Is Done Trying to Save You",

The record's called Tyranny, and that's sort of what it's about, Casablancas says: rapacious oil companies and a not-so-free press and environmental depredation. Money. Health care. Nightmares. The moon. "It's not very sexy to talk about these things, especially in a place like America, where things are, like, the best. But it just feels like we’re inside that Versailles bubble, you know?"[20]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Julian Casablancas, with additional writers noted. All music arranged by the Voidz.[6]

Tyranny track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Me in Your Army"Jake Bercovici4:21
2."Crunch Punch" 4:51
3."M.utually A.ssured D.estruction" 2:33
4."Human Sadness"Alex Carapetis10:57
5."Where No Eagles Fly"Bercovici3:44
6."Father Electricity" 7:24
7."Johan Von Bronx" 6:01
8."Business Dog"Jeramy Gritter2:35
9."Xerox" 5:05
10."Dare I Care" 6:25
11."Nintendo Blood"Jason Lader5:55
12."Off to War..." 3:18
Total length:63:09

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 176
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 128
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 90
US Billboard 200 39
US Billboard Alternative Albums 2
US Billboard Rock Albums 10

References

  1. ^ Casablancas, Julian (2013). "Labyrinth, NYC (making of Tyranny)". Julian Casablancas Official Website. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Patterson, Adreon (January 23, 2018). "Listen to The Voidz's First New Single in Nearly Four Years, "Leave It in My Dreams"". Paste. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Beauchemin, Molly (September 2, 2014). "Julian Casablancas and The Voidz Share Eleven-Minute "Human Sadness", Tyranny Tracklist". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Camp, Zoe (September 9, 2014). "Julian Casablancas+The Voidz Release "Where No Eagles Fly" Video, Awesome Single Artwork". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Julian Casablancas+The Voidz Release Promotional Single "M.utually A.ssured D.estruction"". Discogs. 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Tyranny - Julian Casablancas, Julian Casablancas & the Voidz". AllMusic. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "NME's Top 50 Albums of 2014". NME. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  8. ^ "Tyranny – Julian Casablancas & the Voidz". Metacritic. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  9. ^ Phares, Heather. "Tyranny - Julian Casablancas+the Voidz". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Taylor, Benji (September 30, 2014). "Julian Casablancas+the Voidz - Tyranny". Clash Music. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  11. ^ Roffman, Michael (September 18, 2014). "Julian Casablancas+the Voidz - Tyranny". Consequence. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  12. ^ Loucaides, Darren (October 14, 2014). "Album Review: Julian Casablancas & the Voidz - Tyranny". Drowned in Sound. Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  13. ^ a b Simpson, Scott (September 23, 2014). "Julian Casablancas+the Voidz - Tyranny". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  14. ^ Bull, John (October 16, 2014). "Tyranny by Julian Casablancas+the Voidz". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  15. ^ Perry, Kevin (October 13, 2014). "NME Reviews - Julian Casablancas+the Voidz - Tyranny". NME. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  16. ^ a b Cosores, Philip (September 23, 2014). "Julian Casablancas+the Voidz - Tyranny". Paste. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  17. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (September 25, 2014). "Julian Casablancas+the Voidz - Tyranny". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  18. ^ a b Hermes, Will (September 23, 2014). "Julian Casablancas+the Voidz - Tyranny". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  19. ^ Villa, Lucas (September 27, 2014). "Album review: Julian Casablancas+The Voidz's 'Tyranny' is a hell of a statement". AXS. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018.
  20. ^ Baron, Zack. "Julian Casablancas Is Done Trying to Save You". GQ. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  21. ^ "Ultratop.be – Julian Casablancas %2B The Voidz – Tyranny" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  22. ^ "Ultratop.be – Julian Casablancas %2B The Voidz – Tyranny" (in French). Hung Medien.
  23. ^ "Lescharts.com – Julian Casablancas %2B The Voidz – Tyranny". Hung Medien.
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