SAVAK is an
indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York. Their debut album Best of Luck in Future Endeavors was released on
Comedy Minus One in May 2016, garnering positive reviews in
Magnet Magazine,[1]Brooklyn Vegan,[2]Noisey,[3] Vol. 1 Brooklyn[4] and Jersey Beat.[5] The record received four stars in
Mojo Magazine, who praised their "superior twin-guitar slash."[6] Since then the band has released 5 additional albums, with the next four coming out on the
Ernest Jenning record label including Cut-Ups in 2017, Beg Your Pardon in 2018, Rotting Teeth in the Horse's Mouth in 2020 and Human Error / Human Delight in 2022. SAVAK released their latest album Flavors of Paradise in March 2024 as a split release on their own record label, Peculiar Works Music, along with
Ernest Jenning.
Sohrab Habibion of SAVAK was previously in the bands
Obits and
Edsel. Fellow singer and guitar-player Michael Jaworski spent time in both
The Cops and Virgin Islands. Drummer
Matt Schulz also serves a similar role with
Holy Fuck.