(The) Young Knives

Originally known as Pony Club upon their formation in 1998, Ashby-de-la-Zouch's tweed loving eccentric threesome known as Young Knives (dropping their definite article with the release of their second full length) first attracted attention via the release of their ...are Dead mini-album in October 2002 on Oxford label Shifty Disco. Following this was a limited Shifty Disco subscriber-only EP entitled Rollerskater in April 2003. With the release of the split with Oxfordians Smilex in October 2004 on Oxford's Hangingoutwiththecoolkids, Transgressive Records signed the group in early 2005 and released their second EP, Junky Music Make My Heart Beat Faster, as their first Transgressive release in May 2005, shortly followed up by the first issue of The Decision in November. 2006 saw the first signs of an album, with lead single Here Comes The Rumour Mill out in February, followed by She's Attracted To in June, and last anticipation single of Weekends And Bleak Days (Hot Summer) two weeks before the album, Voices Of Animals And Men, was released on 21st August, gaining mostly positive critical reviews. The Decision received a full, chart eligible release on 30th October, ending their VOAAM period. The group returned to the public eye just 364 days later, with Terra Firma being released; the single itself being more aggressive and relative to their mini-album. The second single from the sophomore effort, Up All Night, was released in February, with the album, Superabundance out in March. Dyed In The Wool was released as the first post-album single in August, with Turn Tail as the final single in October. HCTRM's video is below, with downloads after.