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| Released | September 18, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 41:18 | |||
| Label | Rodriguez Lopez Productions, Ipecac[1] | |||
| Producer | Omar Rodríguez-López | |||
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A Raw Youth is the third album by Mexican band Le Butcherettes, released on September 18, 2015 via Ipecac Recordings[2]
The album examines themes of personal and social oppression.[3]
"Shave the Pride" originated as a diatribe against Gender Bender's bearded lover hiding behind "masses of hair". After rewrites, the song's "outrage and frustration" became directed against society's "unwillingess to view all perceptions of [a] story... hiding behind the mass media."[4]
"La Uva” uses a symbol of a grape to represent "a fragile being that can be stepped on. But, the ink from its body stains and is seen by other people."[3] It was originally recorded by Bosnian Rainbows, but remained unreleased. The studio version by Le Butcherettes samples the Bosnian Rainbows version.[5]
"Sold Less Than Gold" was partially inspired by Gender Bender's trip to Iran. According to her, "the song was written with women from the Middle East in mind - women that were being sold from their family to strangers. Being raped and mutilated."[3] It's about "women (...) sold into marriages or into sex slavery and how resilient their spirits are.”[6]
"The Hitch Hiker" plays out a call-and-response between a hitchhiker and the man who picks her up. The situation escalates into kidnapping and murder.[6]
"My Half" deals with "finding closure with the loss of an unjust death."[7]
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[8] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Consequence of Sound | B−[6] |
A Raw Youth received generally favorable reviews.[8]
Consequence of Sound's Karen Gwee wrote that the album "marks Le Butcherettes’ triumphant entrance to the mainstream rock arena, accomplished with no compromise to their identity."[6]
All music and lyrics written by Teri Gender Bender.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Shave the Pride" | 2:37 |
| 2. | "My Mallely" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Reason to Die Young" | 3:41 |
| 4. | "La Uva" (feat. Iggy Pop) | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Sold Less Than Gold" | 2:01 |
| 6. | "Stab My Back" | 4:09 |
| 7. | "They Fuck You Over" | 2:19 |
| 8. | "Witchless C Spot" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "The Hitch Hiker" | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Lonely & Drunk" | 3:44 |
| 11. | "Oil the Shoe If the Critter Knew Any Better" | 4:11 |
| 12. | "My Half" (feat. John Frusciante) | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 41:18 | |
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