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{{Infobox album
| name         = See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown
| type         = Studio
| artist       = [[Savoy (Norwegian band)|Savoy]]
| cover        = See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = {{Start date|2018|01|12}}
| recorded     =
| venue        =
| studio       =
| genre        = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]]
| length       = {{Duration|m=39|s=52}}
| label        = Drabant Music
| producer     = Pål Waaktaar Savoy, Lauren Savoy, Eliot Leigh
| prev_title   = [[Savoy Songbook Vol. 1]]
| prev_year    = 2007
| next_title   =
| next_year    =
| misc         = {{Singles
| name        = See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown
| type        = studio
| single1     = Night Watch
| single1date = November 24th, 2017
| single2     = January Thaw
| single2date = January 5th, 2018
}}
}}
'''''See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown''''' is the sixth studio album by the band [[Savoy (Norwegian band)|Savoy]]. It was released on January 12, 2018. The title of the album comes from the opening line of the song "January Thaw".
== Release ==
There was some speculation about a new album after a series of social media posts by Waaktaar in 2015, confirming that recording was in process.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://a-ha-live.com/2015/11/08/savoy-recording-new-album-in-new-york/|title=Savoy recording new album in New York {{!}} a-ha live|website=a-ha-live.com|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> In November 2017, the new album was officially announced with an interview in ''[[Dagbladet]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/a/68878356|title=Gjør comeback - i mellomtida har et annet band med samme navn dukket opp|last=Mohr|first=Emil L.|date=2017-11-14|website=Dagbladet.no|language=no|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> The single "Night Watch" was released digitally on November 24, alongside a music video.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://a-ha-live.com/2017/11/14/new-savoy-album-see-the-beauty-in-your-drab-hometown/|title=New Savoy album: ‘See The Beauty In Your Drab Hometown’ {{!}} a-ha live|website=a-ha-live.com|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> The album's second single, "January Thaw", also accompanied by a music video, was released on January 5, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://a-ha-live.com/2018/01/07/new-savoy-single-january-thaw/|title=New Savoy single "January Thaw" {{!}} a-ha live|website=a-ha-live.com|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref>
On the eve of the album's release, Savoy held a concert at [[Parkteatret]] in Oslo, performing an 18-song setlist featuring songs from their back catalogue as well as from the new album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://a-ha-live.com/2018/01/11/savoy-at-parkteatret/|title=Savoy at Parkteatret {{!}} a-ha live|website=a-ha-live.com|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref>
== Critical reception ==
''See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown'' was largely well received.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://a-ha-live.com/2018/01/18/great-reviews-for-savoy-album-and-concert/|title=Great reviews for Savoy album and concert {{!}} a-ha live|website=a-ha-live.com|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> ''The Electricity Club'' wrote that the album sounded "fresh and contemporary," calling it "a confident collection... playful, adventurous, and boasting a production that benefits from retaining its rough edges."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.electricity-club.co.uk/savoy-see-the-beauty-in-your-drab-hometown/|title=SAVOY – See The Beauty In Your Drab Hometown – The Electricity Club|website=www.electricity-club.co.uk|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> ''[[Dagsavisen]]'' wrote that "Savoy shows what a pop band should be, and delivers several great pop moments."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/musikk/mollstemte-popoyeblikk-1.1083780|title=Savoy viser hva et popband skal være|website=www.dagsavisen.no|language=no|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> ''[[Aftenposten]]'' commented that the album required time, but "offers a lot of good and timeless pop music."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/article/ap-ddmRg1.html|title=Nytt album: "Det beste fra Pål Waaktaar Savoy på evigheter"|last=kulturjournalist|first=Robert Hoftun Gjestad|website=Aftenposten|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> ''[[Morgenbladet]]'' stated that Savoy had returned like "eternal teens ... with air around their heads,''"'' adding that "the frustration and (passive-)aggressiveness that was a part of the previous albums has been replaced with a likeable musical optimism.''"''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morgenbladet.no/kultur/2018/01/letter-p%C3%A5-strikkeluen|title=Letter på strikkeluen|last=Woltmann|first=Ando|date=2018-01-12|website=morgenbladet.no|language=nb|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> ''[[Hamar Arbeiderblad]]'' wrote that the album made "a departure from their previously guitar-driven sound in favour of a shameless flirt with 80s electro-pop... as long as the result is this good, there’s nothing to be ashamed about,” while noting that "one would wish that the band would occasionally gear up and create some larger peaks in the voltage curve."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.h-a.no/kultur/musikk/vellykket-comeback|title=Vellykket comeback|website=www.h-a.no|language=nb-NO|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> ''Åsane Tidende'' stated that the album was "passionate but predictable," saying that "Savoy's latest addition to the discography is no party, but a bit of a breeze you still get."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aasanetidende.no/nyheter/2018/01/12/lavmaelt-pop-med-sjel/|title=Lavmælt pop med sjel|date=2018-01-12|website=Åsane Tidende|language=en|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref>
''Bergens Tidende'' offered a somewhat more critical review, calling the group a "harmless side project", commenting that the album was "well-meaning, but never particularly compelling."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bt.no/article/bt-A23RBM.html|title=– Savoy er et ufarlig sideprosjekt|website=www.bt.no|language=nb|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Night Watch
| length1 = 4:20
| title2 = A Month of Sundays
| length2 = 4:00
| title3 = Falls Park
| length3 = 3:33
| title4 = Manmade Lake
| length4 = 4:59
| title5 = Bump
| length5 = 2:35
| title6 = January Thaw
| length6 = 4:23
| title7 = Shy Teens Suffering Silently
| length7 = 2:45
| title8 = We're the Same Way
| length8 = 4:34
| title9 = Sunlit Byways
| length9 = 4:13
| title10 = (My) Weathervane
| length10 = 4:30
| total_length = 39:52
}}
== Credits ==
=== Savoy ===
* Pål Waaktaar Savoy: vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard
* Lauren Savoy: vocals, guitar
* Frode Unneland: drums, vocals
=== Additional Musicians ===
* Karl Oluf Wennerberg: drums (tracks 1 & 2)
* Joe Mardin: drums (track 4)
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|Norway|7|M|url=http://www.vglista.no/topplister/topp-40-album-2018-03/|title=VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 3, 2018|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|artist=Savoy|album=See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 20, 2018}}
|}
==References==
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[[Category:2018 albums]]
[[Category:Savoy (band) albums]]