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. 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. After the album's release, the track "M.utually A.ssured D.estruction" was released as a promotional single. The album was placed 50th in NMEs "Top 50 Albums of 2014" list.
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." 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",
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
The Voidz
Technical personnel
Additional musicians
Artwork and photography
Management