the Young Knives - anyone else digging them?

Trying to book them for a gig, but they're not replying. Bah
The strangest thing is that they're now becoming an 'NME approved' band (playing some Club NME shows), but they look the least like the type of bands that anyone can call fashionable.

They aren't exactly debuting this year though, they've already got a couple of albums out.

shite.

One of the best the UK has to offer in 2006

despair & LIES.

Yeah...well...that's just, like, your opinion, man.

-- Colonel Poo (colonelpo...), July 25th, 2006 11:59 AM. (Colonel Poo) (link)

A couple of mini-albums/singles... or not?

-- zeus (zeuszk...), July 25th, 2006 3:58 PM. (zeus) (link)

Actually it seems you're right, what I thought was an album (Nolens Volens) turns out to be a demo tape so doesn't really count. But they do already have several EPs/singles + a MLP, so they're still not really a "new band".

Dirty Pretty Things (pass), Mystery Jets (just fucking wrong), The Futureheads (mildly disappointing 'mature' second album), The Longcut (weak debut, despite promising early singles), Arctic Monkeys (decent, but waaaay overhyped and overplayed), Editors (booor-ing). What else is there?

OTFM.

as for Knives - aint feeling them at all

yer man is spot on with that run down ..

.. tis fairly pumped up in yer face noise that actually reminded me more of Compulsion.

Long Blondes? Polytechnic? Sunny Day Sets Fire? Shitdisco? Good Shoes? Havana Guns? The Whip? Union of Knives?

I'm not saying that we're not living in fallow seasons, but more often than not I've been able to find SOMETHING to listen to.

The Young Knives I'm actually not all that crazy about, although "She's Attracted To" is pretty irresistable ("terrorist" line and everything)

I'm not really feeling Polytechnic. Saw them live last year and they were a little on the boring side. Shitdisco could be interesting, but really could go either way at this point. 'Disco Blood' was fun though. Good Shoes, I like, esp. 'We Are Not The Same'. I can't stand what I've heard so far of Sunny Day Sets Fire and I kind of know a member of The Whip, so I find it hard to be objective.

Also, I forgot about Rumble Strips. They've got promise, but I would say that as anyone who knows me has had me screaming in their ear whilst drunk about how fucking excellent 'Searching For The Young Soul Rebels' is at some point.

The bands that people have mentioned on this thread are by and large, promising, but the way that the music industry in Britain works these days, they'll either burn out too soon, get blanded out by record label focus groups or both. Bands seem to be scared to plough their own furrow and that's easy prey for major label suits. Play the game or get played.

fuck me, had to check it wasn't a case of mistaken identity but I really did catch them live and what a shambles! maybe an off-night... have since revised my opinion on them based on the singles though and wondering if they aren't a good outside bet Worst Record On Mercury Prize 2007 Shortlist ? not revised my opinion enough to check out the album tho...

Fuck these guys.

love 'em

They're from Ashby de la Zouch. Surely that earns them some respect...

Only if you're into the cult of the Funny Place Name. And I don't even find 'Piddletrenthide' funny. And the Young Knives don't have a punchline, which is really another way of saying they're indefensible. At least when the Arctic Monkeys dressed like that at the Brits they were clearly making a sly political point (and I never thought I'd praise them ...).

you really do talk an incredible amount of wank

love 'em too

New album is good. Especially "Terra Firma".

robin and dom otm: fuck these guys

pff

Really good.

i will say though that their b-sides are in decline