| Tyranny | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Julian Casablancas + The Voidz |
| Cover: | TYRANNY VOIDZ HR REVIZED-2 6691a8e5-7486-4f86-849f-c7eac0fc0cba 1024x1024.jpeg |
| Released: | September 23, 2014 |
| Recorded: | 2013–2014 |
| Studio: | Labyrinth, NYC[1] |
| Label: | Cult |
| Producer: | Shawn Everett |
| Chronology: | The Voidz |
| Next Title: | Virtue |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
Tyranny is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Voidz (marketed as Julian Casablancas + The Voidz), recorded at Labyrinth, NYC and released on September 23, 2014 through the Cult label.[2] The first single from the album, the 11-minute track "Human Sadness", was released on September 2, 2014. The music video for the second single "Where No Eagles Fly" was directed by guitarist Jeramy "Beardo" Gritter. On September 19, Tyranny was made available to stream on the websites of Rolling Stone and Pitchfork.
The album was placed 50th in NMEs "Top 50 Albums of 2014" list.[3]
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." Paste gave it 6.0, while Exclaim! gave it 8 out of 10, calling it "a seriously sad album...compelling." 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."[4] 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". 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",
| Chart (2014) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 39 | |
| US Billboard Alternative Albums | 2 | |
| US Billboard Rock Albums | 10 |