About this Event

Sunday 23 March 2014



£10 (+BF)



Support:



Brown Brogues



16+



NUS/Public



Doors: 7.30pm



You'll no doubt know Young Knives from hits like 'Here Comes The Rumour Mill' and 'The Decision', but for those who aren't familiar, band frontman Henry Dartnell has provided this handy introduction to bring you up to speed:



"Young Knives are Henry Dartnall (me), The House Of Lords and Oliver Askew. I'm the big cheese in the band. I write a lot of the songs, play guitar and sing. The House Of Lords is my brother, and he plays bass and keys and sings a lot. He has a cool stage name, so fickle people tend to think he is the best in the band. Ollie plays drums and sings. Our first album 'Voices of Animals and Men' was really popular! We had three singles entering the UK Top 40 and the album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2007. In 2008, we released 'Superabundance', we got a couple of Top 40 singles and the album included our most synched track 'Turn Tail'; something to do with the big string section, I reckon. Then we decided very much that we needed to get away from major label pressures as it just didnt suit our temperament, and although it may have been a naive move, we decided to start our own label, Gadzk. In 2011, we released our third album 'Ornaments from the Silver Arcade', and this felt like the last record in a trilogy. This record has some of our favourite songs to play live, like 'Vision In Rags' and 'Woman'. 'Sick Octave' has been a new start for us. It has definitely been the most fun record weve ever made."



New record 'Sick Octave' has been picking up some fantastic reviews, even winning over critics like NME: "The post-punks have spun a double six... Glints with rudimentary electronics and sheet-metal drums, but songs vibrate with a poppiness that gleams through the weirdness". Don't miss fantastic new material and a string of radio-friendly hits on stage at 53 Degrees.



Manchester's quirky rockers Brown Brogues support.