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Superabundance [CD + DVD]

~ The Young Knives (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (10 Mar 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Transgressive
  • ASIN: B0012RCXJ6
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 77,962 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Fit 4 U
2. Terra Firma
3. Up All Night
4. Counters
5. Light Switch
6. Turn Tail
7. I Can Hardly See Them
8. Dyed In The Wool
9. Rue The Days
10. Flies
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Disc: 2
1. Fit 4 U
2. Terra Firma
3. Up All Night
4. Counters
5. Light Switch
6. Turn Tail
7. I Can Hardly See Them
8. Dyed In The Wool
9. Rue The Days
10. Flies
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Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
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

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'Superabundance' is the second full-length album and follow-up to 2006's 'Voices Of Animals And Men' from the Young Knives. A keen sense of wit is blended here with alarmingly accurate social commentary, earning the band comparison with artists as diverse as Syd Barrett and The Streets. The music shifts between sharp post-punk and 1990's Britpop while the singles 'Terra Firma' and 'Up All Night' are included. This special edition also includes a DVD of bonus footage.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Music as art again?, 21 Jun 2008
By D. M. Centifanti "aliceboy" (Preston, Lancashire, UK) - See all my reviews
Having loved the first eclectic offering from (formerly The) Young Knives, it was a given that I'd get the DVD version of the new album. I kept waiting to see a list of what was on the DVD, but all I saw anywhere was a listing that matched the CD track listing. I wrongly assumed that this was a persistent error at every site I checked.
What they've done, in fact, is made a DVD of videos for every song on the album, even the hidden 'bonus track'! Not only that, but the majority of the vids were produced by the band's front man himself (although at least one of these, 'Turn Tail,' has already been entirely redone -- presumably by someone else -- with an obviously better budget for commercial viewing). These include in their various number a fairly brilliant stop-motion animation of his Playmobil figures for 'Current of the River' and a goofy 3D video (more like a short film...but you'll have to get your own glasses) for 'Dyed in the Wool.' The band vids range from quaint and corny to clever and artful, while the few contributions from outside the band tend more to the quaint and artful.
The album itself is a clear furtherance of the promise presented on Knives' first disc. There are still clearly modern pop gems ('Turn Tail,' 'Fit 4 U,' 'Terra Firma' et al.), but also tracks making it clear the lads have been digging in their record collections for older influences; listen to the fuzztone inflected 'I Can Hardly See Them' (complete with riff borrowed from The Kinks) or folkier offerings 'Rue The Days,' 'Flies' and the last two tracks, and it's evident their 60s roots are showing.
If you like this band, you probably already own this album. If you don't know the band, this is a better place to introduce yourself than 'Voices...' If you don't already own 'Superabundance' (or do and have some cash to throw about), the +DVD version is well worth buying.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great album, 11 Jul 2008
I had heard a couple of their singles and thought I would give the album a try. The first couple of listens I wasn't that convinced abut after a couple of listens more it really started to grow on me. Their style takes a bit of getting used to, being a bit shouty with jerky guitars and all that. Still they managed to get some good song on there with some clever word play and catchy tunes. If you want a better dressed version of the Fall or a slightly more mature Art Brut then give them a try.
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