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Young Knives- SuperabundanceAmazon.com Ashby-de-la-Zouche's favourite sons return with a second album of angular punk-pop songs, lyrical eccentricity, and wry observations that curl an eyebrow at English society like schoolboys gazing at ants through a magnifying glass. Whereas the Young Knives' debut album Voices of Animals and Men felt like a clever spin on the skinny guitars and lurching bass of the post-punk revival bands, Superabundance feels like a bigger, deeper record, one which finds the Young Knives adding layers of guitars, parping trumpets, and orchestral trimmings to the brew. There are further changes to the formula, too: while earlier Young Knives material felt witty and versed in the language of farce, Superabundance is a rather more melancholy, pensive affair, full of quiet disgust. "Up All Night" takes a determined sober look at late-night hedonism: "Everybody looks famous/They've been wasting lots of time/And everybody looks special/In their mind's eye". In the following "Counters", someone gasses themselves in the front seat of their car. Luckily, the Young Knives are compelling enough characters that they can carry off occasional sour vibes without coming on as crotchety old men: take "Dyed in the Wool", a heart-on-sleeve plea for simplicity that rhymes "headlock" with "wedlock" as a means of sneaking into your affections. It works, too. --Louis Pattison Product Description After wowing audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, the clever, respectably dressed lads behind hit UK trio Young Knives are releasing Superabundance, the sequel to last year's Silver Certified, Mercury Prize nominated debut, Voice of Animals and Men. A muscular clatter of pulsing guitars, head spinning percussive thuds and harmonic brotherly vocals provide the backbone to their rich tales of eccentricities and angst. Superabundance is a huge progression for Young Knives, from the elevating neon blitz of first single Terra Firma, to the Bond movie massiveness of the epic, stand out track, Turn Tail. US version includes 6 bonus tracks not found on the import.

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