Young Knives
Glasgow QMU
The Young Knives are not your typical indie-pop trio. They seem to have skipped a few stops on the road to indie cool, resulting in their image of geek chic (without the chic), ignoring the typical drain pipes and styled hair of present factory made scenesters. But it’s not just TYK’s style that is quirky. What other band can claim to have a guitarist who goes by the name of The House Of Lords?
The Young Knives are not your typical indie-pop trio. They seem to have skipped a few stops on the road to indie cool, resulting in their image of geek chic (without the chic), ignoring the typical drain pipes and styled hair of present factory made scenesters. But it’s not just TYK’s style that is quirky. What other band can claim to have a guitarist who goes by the name of The House Of Lords?Kicking off the night with the driving drum beats of Part Timer - the first song from their album Voices of Animals and Men - The Young Knives certainly start as they mean to go on. The Oxford trio’s signature left of centre pop sound is a sure crowd pleaser, and after seeing them play live it becomes evident that the boys are no spring chickens when it comes to touring. Their confident between-song banter coupled along with their magnetic group dynamic makes for an atmospheric and well executed live show. Adding to the performance is an epilepsy inducing light show, which is worth a look if nothing else (unless you are actually epileptic... then it’s probably best to just stay home and listen to the album).
Clear harmonies ringing out over bouncy guitar riffs: that’s what really sums up The Young Knives. The catchy Here Comes The Rumour Mill takes that extra leap and forces the crowd into fits of eccentric, energetic and almost spasmodic dancing. Although not particularly ground-breaking, The Young Knives at least rise above that all too familiar generic style that is so commonly paraded amongst this dilapidating genre we call indie.
> Michael Tod
