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Young Knives
Snow White, Good Shoes, and The Rumble Strips
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Young Knives, Snow White, Good Shoes, The Rumble Strips at London Highbury Garage, Mon 07 Nov
Then the Young Knives come on, and they’re good, efficient and definitely well schooled. It’s by the ties you tell.»
About the venue
Highbury Garage
One of the finest London venues for alternative music. Great size and great sound.»
About the artists
Young Knives
One of Oxford's coolest bands, and also residents of Leicestershire's Ashby De La Zouch, nerdy indie-rock trio The Young Knives released their debut mini-album The Young Knives Are Dead (2002) on Oxford's Shifty Disco.
After being picked up by Transgressive some years later, the Knives' combination of arty rock, dark humour and pop hooks caught the eye of the buying public through singles 'The Decision', 'Here Comes The Rumour Mill', 'She's Attracted To' and 'Weekends and Bleak Days (Hot Summer)'. Debut album Voices of Animals and Men (2006) is a melting pot of Mclusky, The Futureheads, Art Brut and even At The Drive In.
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Snow White
“I see myself as a sort of martyr for society today or a saviour if you will. I’m not entirely sure what any of those phrases mean in real terms but I’m sure it’s positive… I met Pete Doherty once” – Ewan ‘Waza’ Russell
Snow White are an exhilarating, gut-wrenching colossus of a band. Respectfully incorporating the greats: the Stones, the Who, Led Zep, the Roses, while maintaining an effortlessly contemporary edge, they combine sleazy, sexy, trashy lyrics with funk-filled party beats and epic choruses, blending the anarchic spirit of punk with the hedonism of early 90s baggy. Brimming with characteristic Northern swagger, but with a side order of East London fashionista sleaze, their songs are a lesson in throbbing, grimey slap-bass giving way to huge euphoric dance freak outs swiftly followed by instantly memorable terrace sing-along choruses before climaxing in ‘Slash-style’ monster solos and then finally bringing you back down to earth with a gentle, contemplative outro, or an occasional pensive kazoo riff.
After meeting in a town north of London, the trio formed a strong friendship bonding over a shared love of the simple pleasures of Rock and Roll. Moving to London to fulfil their dreams of stardom, they were soon spotted getting off the train by talent scout Charles Dickens-Lloyd III. After respected session drummer Dave learnt the songs, the band have been consistently turning in solid live performances across North London since mid-2002. The new mod tinged single ‘A Love That’s For Real’ (Hut) again showcases the band’s ability to galvanise a host of classic influences into an exhilarating, melody drenched, anthem in waiting.
Photo by Minihorse»
Good Shoes
Good Shoes are a band. They consist of 4 members: Joel Cox, Rhys Jones, Steve Leach and Tom Jones. They play danceable, shed-rehearsed guitar music. They like to dance, drink, draw, pretend to be on a mobile phone whilst they are not, write songs, and dance. They are based in Morden.»
The Rumble Strips
CHARLES WALLER – Vox / Guitar
MATTHEW WHEELER - drums
HENRY CLARK – keys / trumpet
THOMAS GORBUT – Sax / bass
Rumble Strips release their double A-side single "No Soul / Motorcycle" on Transgressive in December 2005.
