Young Knives

Young Knives enter the venue through the front door (there's no real back stage as the stage is at the front) and as they walk towards the stage the stacatto riff of Part Timer, the opener from their debut album, echoes around the room as the band make their way through the crowd and up to the stage.

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The trio’s performance nudged them out of their comfort zone and pleasingly into our ears.

'm hoping the band come on soon so I don't have to visit the toilets again and have to avoid eye contact with the 'toilet guy' who will be expecting a quid for the 'service' of handing me a paper towel.

For the average NME pundit they are a set of awkward customers, steeped in tweedy Englishness combined with being a bit too well-spoken and a having a look that’s not too MTV friendly.

“I thought it was going to be really bad but its actually alright”. Young Knives bassist the House of Lords feigning his surprise at Wolverhampton and what it has to offer should hardly endear him to the crowd, but this example of the camaraderie that the Young Knives deliver at their live performances only s

Astoria, London, UK