ARTiST: The Young Knives
TiTLE: Are Dead And Some
LABEL: Shifty Disco
GENRE: Indie
TiME: 29:37 min
SiZE: 39,1 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Jul-27-2007
RELEASE DATE: Jul-30-2007
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. Walking On The Autobahn 02:50
02. English Rose 03:05
03. John 02:56
04. The Night Of The Trees 02:29
05. Grand Opening 03:41
06. Working Hands 03:01
07. Diamonds In The West 04:30
08. Rollerskater 02:51
09. So Sue Me 02:51
10. St. Petersberg Wedding 01:23
Release Notes:
The Young Knives then. Kooky type typically
eccentric Englishmen with a penchant for angular,
jerky indie. Best known for having a bassist known
simply as the House of Lords. God knows why. This
album brings together two of their previous EPs-
'...Are Dead' and 'Rollerskater' onto one CD for
everyone to enjoy their indie charms. After a
successful past year, where the band have
justifiably broken through to the mainstream with
their little gem of an album 'Voices Of Animals And
Men' this release gives off a stench of cashing in.
Much like Sonic Youth and their recent attempts at
money making the Young Knives seem to be trying to
make a little cash before the public inevitably gets
bored of them. Something that is soon to happen, if
the lack of progress between these EPs and their
debut album are anything to go by. Other than the
opener 'Walking On The Autobahn' none of the songs
stick in the memory very long, like a goldfish
exploring the same castle like its a new adventure
every day. The tracks from '...Are Dead' reign over
the three 'Rollerskater' tracks prittsticked on the
end like the tag along kid in your gang.
The songs are noticeably rougher around the edges
than the polish that's been applied since they hit
the star spangled big time, with a rawer feel
prevalent. There's more shouting and screaming, and
the instruments are thrashed that little bit harder.
The problem is it all ends up sounding the same.
There is a certain charm to be found amongst the
tracks, but you might as well stick with 'Voices...'
where the spit scrub shine brings the indie jiving
sparkle to the fore.