One of Oxford's coolest bands, and also residents of Leicestershire's Ashby De La Zouch, nerdy indie-rock trio The Young Knives released their debut mini-album The Young Knives Are Dead (2002) on Oxford's Shifty Disco.

After being picked up by Transgressive some years later, the Knives' combination of arty rock, dark humour and pop hooks caught the eye of the buying public through singles 'The Decision', 'Here Comes The Rumour Mill', 'She's Attracted To' and 'Weekends and Bleak Days (Hot Summer)'. Debut album Voices of Animals and Men (2006) is a melting pot of Mclusky, The Futureheads, Art Brut and even At The Drive In.

Upcoming events

• Lovebox Weekender - Saturday, Sat 19 Jul at London Victoria Park with Groove Armada, Manu Chao, The Human League, Alela Diane, Midnight Juggernauts, Frankie Knuckles

Releases

• Superabundance - album, out 10/03/2008 on Transgressive. 1 review (read/post)
• Up All Night - single, out 25/02/2008 on Transgressive. (post review)
• Terra Firma - single, out 29/10/2007 on Transgressive. (post review)
• ...Are Dead ...And Some - album, out 30/07/2007 on Shifty Disco. 1 review (read/post)
• The Decision (re-release) - single, out 30/10/2006 on Transgressive. 1 review (read/post)
• Voices Of Animals And Men - album, out 21/08/2006 on Transgressive. 1 review (read/post)
• Weekends and Bleak Days (Hot Summer) - album, out 14/08/2006 on Transgressive. (post review)
• She's Attracted To - single, out 19/06/2006 on Transgressive. 1 review (read/post)
• Here Comes The Rumour Mill - single, out 27/02/2006 on Transgressive. 1 review (read/post)
• The Decision - single, out 28/11/2005 on Transgressive. 1 review (read/post)
• Junky Music Make My Heart Beat Faster EP - ep, out 30/05/2005 on Transgressive. 1 review (read/post)
• Rock 'n' Roll Russian Roulette/The Decision - single, out 25/10/2004 on Hanging Out With The Cool Kids. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Glastonbury Firday, Fri 27 Jun at Glastonbury Festival. (post review)
• Sat 17 May at London ICA. (post review)
• Thu 15 May at Brighton Audio. (post review)
• Wakestock Sunday, Thu 08 May at Wales Abersoch. (post review)
• Tue 15 Apr at Paris Nouveau Casino. (post review)
• Sun 30 Mar at Southend-on-Sea Chinnery's. (post review)
• Sat 29 Mar at Chatham Tap 'N Tin. (post review)
• Fri 28 Mar at Crewe The M Club. (post review)
• Thu 27 Mar at Leicester DeMontfort Uni.. (post review)
• Wed 26 Mar at Wrexham Central Station & Yales. (post review)
• Mon 24 Mar at Belfast Spring & Airbrake. (post review)
• Sun 23 Mar at Dublin Whelan's. (post review)
• Sat 22 Mar at Swansea Sin City. (post review)
• Fri 21 Mar at Tamworth The Palace. (post review)
• Tue 18 Mar at Dundee Fat Sam's. (post review)
• Sun 16 Mar at Aberdeen Moshulu. (post review)
• Sat 15 Mar at Stirling Fubar. (post review)
• Fri 14 Mar at Wakefield Escobar. (post review)
• Thu 13 Mar at Cleethorpes The Pier. (post review)
• Thu 06 Mar at Gloucester Guildhall Arts Centre. (post review)
• Wed 05 Mar at Plymouth University Student Union. (post review)
• Tue 04 Mar at Truro L2. (post review)
• Mon 03 Mar at Bath Moles. (post review)
• Fri 29 Feb at Bradford St. George's Concert Hall. (post review)
• Thu 28 Feb at Glasgow Classic Grand. (post review)
• Wed 27 Feb at Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH). (post review)
• Tue 26 Feb at London Astoria. (post review)
• Thu 13 Dec at London Canvas. (post review)
• Sat 08 Dec at Douglas Villa Marina. (post review)
• Little Noise Sessions, Fri 23 Nov at London Union Chapel. (post review)
• Tue 13 Nov at London Camden Lock 17/Dingwalls. (post review)
• Mon 12 Nov at Bristol Thekla Social. (post review)
• Sun 11 Nov at Reading Fez Club. (post review)
• Sat 10 Nov at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Fri 09 Nov at Exeter Cavern. (post review)
• Wed 07 Nov at Birmingham Barfly. (post review)
• Tue 06 Nov at Manchester Night and Day Cafe. (post review)
• Mon 05 Nov at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Sun 04 Nov at Newcastle upon Tyne The Cluny. (post review)
• Sat 03 Nov at York Fibbers. (post review)
• Fri 02 Nov at Leeds Cockpit. (post review)
• Wed 31 Oct at Sheffield Leadmill. (post review)
• Mon 29 Oct at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 28 Oct at Liverpool Barfly. (post review)
• Sat 27 Oct at Cardiff Barfly Club. (post review)
• Fri 26 Oct at Cambridge Barfly at The Graduate. (post review)
• Electric Gardens Festival - Sunday, Sun 05 Aug at Kent Mount Ephraim Gardens. (post review)
• theexperiment Party, Sun 03 Jun at London Koko. (post review)
• Fri 01 Jun at Bournemouth Opera House. (post review)
• Thu 31 May at Birmingham Academy. (post review)
• Thu 10 May at Loughborough University. (post review)
• Chalk, Sat 28 Apr at London King's Cross Scala. (post review)
• Sat 07 Apr at Cardiff University. (post review)
• Fri 06 Apr at Portsmouth Pyramid Centre. (post review)
• Mon 02 Apr at Bristol Anson Rooms. (post review)
• Transgressive Roadshow, Mon 02 Apr at Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University). (post review)
• Sat 31 Mar at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Tue 27 Mar at Glasgow Queen Margaret Union (QMU) at Glasgow University. (post review)
• Mon 26 Mar at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy. (post review)
• Sun 25 Mar at Manchester Academy. (post review)
• Sat 24 Mar at Birmingham Academy. (post review)
• Fri 23 Mar at Loughborough University. (post review)
• Tue 31 Oct at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Sat 28 Oct at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Tue 17 Oct at Brighton Concorde 2. (post review)
• Sat 14 Oct at Woking Quake. (post review)
• Thu 12 Oct at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Sun 08 Oct at Southampton University SU. (post review)
• Wed 16 Aug at London Camden Proud Gallery. 1 review (read/post)
• Summer Sundae Festival, Fri 11 Aug at Leicester De Montfort Hall. 1 review (read/post)
• Truck Nine - Day 2 (Sunday), Sun 23 Jul at Steventon Hill Farm. (post review)
• Mon 15 May at Nottingham Rock City. 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 14 Mar at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. (post review)
• Mon 13 Mar at Cardiff Barfly Club. (post review)
• Mon 27 Feb at Northampton Soundhaus. (post review)
• Sat 18 Feb at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Thu 02 Feb at London Islington Elbow Rooms. (post review)
• Artrocker Annual Festival, Fri 20 Jan at London Buffalo Bar. (post review)
• Transgressive New Year's Eve Party, Sat 31 Dec at London Heavenly Social. (post review)
• Wed 30 Nov at Northampton Soundhaus. (post review)
• Thu 24 Nov at Nottingham Stealth. (post review)
• Mon 07 Nov at London Highbury Garage. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 21 Jul at London Islington Academy. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 24 Nov at London Camden Barfly. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 15/07/2008: Iceland Airwaves confirms first few bands
• 07/07/2008: ZOO8: the worst festival ever? Attendees speak out
• 07/07/2008: Gang Of Four confirmed as Offset headliners
• 01/05/2008: Exclusive: Wire confirmed as headliners at new London festival
• 23/04/2008: Watch: new Young Knives video
• 01/04/2008: It's Relentless: Ronson and Harris among new additions for Wakestock
• 17/03/2008: Chart round-up: Merciless songstress conquers all; Nickelback remain a mystery to DiS
• 03/03/2008: Chart round-up: a close shave
• 28/02/2008: Knifing the hand that feeds: band slag NME, DiS on eve of headlining show
• 08/01/2008: First acts confirmed for Brighton's Great Escape

Features

• 19/05/2008: Singles Round-up (19/05/08)
• 14/03/2008: Another dull knife pun: Young Knives in conversation
• 16/01/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: festival fever's early stages
• 26/09/2007: The Weekly DiScussion: are we one awards ceremony short of three-dozen too many?
• 06/07/2007: V Festival: the DiS preview
• 06/07/2007: We like trucking and we like to truck. Truck Festival 2005: reviewed
• 09/03/2006: DiS meets The Young Knives
• 09/06/2005: Stocks n' Roll (Or How Bands Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Money)
• 29/03/2005: “We should offer a free trumpet with the CD and then the last part you play yourself!”
• 03/09/2002: DiS gig: 4th Sept 2002

Links

• The Young Knives - Official Site

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