Erin Thompson said it best in her Short List recommendation for Sunday’s Les Savy Fav show at Neumos:”Longtime fans of Brooklyn’s Les Savy Fav have been making a fuss about the quintet’s latest LP, Root for Ruin, released in September. The riffy and harmonious record lacks the rough abrasiveness and uncontrollable antics of Les Savy Fav’s earlier work, seemingly swimming in the same circles in the pop pool instead of diving to any new, unexplored depths. Still, songs like “Sleepless in Silverlake” and the lead single “Let’s Get Out of Here” are undeniably catchy and high-energy, and Tim Harrington is still the same big wild beast of a man who may, at any point in the show, take off his clothes, kiss you, or pants you.”Photos by Paul Conrad.Published on December 6, 2010