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Young Knives

The Young Knives

The Young Knives

Up All Night

Eeek! It’s the sound of indistinct indie warblings from rock’s most inconsequential accountants. If the sound of The Pigeon Detectives made us feel as if we were wading through a pile of glistening CDs spelling out the word ‘mediocrity’, this makes us feel as if we’ve got trench foot and have to amputate. “What’s the point? What’s the point? What’s the point?” the dude in the suit sings over a schmindie descending chord progression. It is at this moment we feel compelled to throw our PC on the floor in protest: what indeed is the bleeding point? PE

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milkydisco 

Feb 19, 2008

The Young Knives seem to have gone right over this reviewer's vacant melon. They are more in the tradition of artschool rockers like Roxy and Wire than the indie-twee and lad-rock of the student disco.

joethresh 

Feb 25, 2008

Although i do love the Young Knives I have to agree this latest offering drops the awkward jerk guitars , that once made them different for that of your generic schmindie bands. Not bad, but not the young knives.

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