Knives information us observe by observe by means of the creation of their new album ‘GLITTER’, out now.
THE DAGGER
“THE DAGGER tackles the way in which immigrants are greeted after they first arrive within the nation, the lyric ‘What’s a knight to a king to a queen to a pawn’ is an important reference to how right-wing teams manipulate their affect over the working class, main them to imagine that immigration is accountable for his or her rising payments and the rise in crime. These voices search to evade all accountability after neglecting to steer the nation for the previous 14 years. That is my favorite lyric on the observe, written through the rise of Islamophobia in 2024 when the horrific riots swept throughout the nation. We started writing the track the evening of our second headline present at The Crofter’s Rights in 2023. On the way in which house, Jay had the thought for the guitars and saxophones to be enjoying the identical be aware concurrently. As Josh bends the string of the guitar it makes it sound just like the saxophone is bending, which isn’t doable on the instrument. More often than not, we give you 180bpm hard-hitting drums and aggressive basslines, The Dagger is one among our slowest songs, focusing extra on groove and lyricism. We selected it because the opener and first single of the album to showcase this completely different approach of writing that we haven’t proven off earlier than.”
RHINESTONE COWBOY
“RHINESTONE COWBOY is about how landlords are filled with greed and are the reason for the housing disaster within the UK. On the time of writing, myself, Jay, and Josh had been dwelling collectively in a scholar home. The partitions had been coated in mould, the bathe was leaking by means of the ceiling into the kitchen, and a lot stuff was damaged. It’s mad as a result of, realistically, we had been fortunate to even be capable to discover a home to stay in, on the time, we knew individuals who had been paying 6 months of hire upfront to get a spot to stay. The track is a vessel for our anger, as everybody has the correct to a protected place to stay, and but individuals are exploited continually by money-hungry landlords.”
I HOPE YOU GET IT
“I HOPE YOU GET IT is about the way in which folks have a tendency to color an image of somebody earlier than they honestly get to know them. Folks are inclined to bury themselves in presumptions and beliefs to make them really feel higher about the way in which they carry themselves. The track was initially known as ‘Gotterdammerung’ after one of many lyrics. Metaphorically, Gotterdammerung describes a cataclysmic downfall or collapse of society or regime. We twisted this in a solution to discover the way in which folks get dragged into pursuing the downfall of others, usually to make them really feel higher about themselves.”
EAT THY NEIGHBOUR
“EAT THY NEIGHBOUR displays on suburb tradition and the way we frequently change pleasantries with our neighbours – we commerce smiles, make small discuss – and but, as quickly as we’re behind closed doorways, we are inclined to badmouth them. It’s nearly considerably metaphorical in a way in addition to I believe this behaviour is most current on social media. It’s really easy to hate on folks whenever you don’t have to carry accountability for it, but on this case, hating solely poisons the hater.”
PHD
“PHD is about how sure corporations throughout the music trade are typically immoral however on the similar time so integral – there’s no escaping them. When the band was beginning, an trade particular person we labored with informed us that our total success was on account of them, to not the onerous work and energy that the six of us continually put in. It’s truthful to say we discovered this so infuriating that we needed to write a track about it. PHD is one among our darker songs, and its which means performs into how we carry out the track. It’s a approach for us to channel our anger, the “you owe your success to me” lyric particularly hits us all onerous and creates this emotionally charged dynamic carry.”
PUBLIC JUICE
“PUBLIC JUICE displays on the ego that feeds musicians. The fixed dopamine hit from enjoying reveals, gaining followers, and reflecting on streams – they permit this ego to develop uncontrolled and provides them delusions of grandeur. There have been a number of occasions the place we’ve supported bands and been shouted at to get off stage, had shared inexperienced room doorways slammed in our faces, and been handled awfully as a result of we’re simply the ‘assist’ band. We’ve been so lucky to assist a few of our favorite bands, and it all the time makes our day after they turn into the nicest folks ever. All greater bands began someplace and have been the assist band. The music trade is a tricky place, it’s straightforward to get wrapped up in all of it and overlook your roots.”
CHROMA
“CHROMA is concerning the corruption behind the federal government, companies, and better powers. The elite’s starvation for cash is destroying the world round them, and irrespective of how loud we’re asking for change, it looks as if they by no means will, prefer it’s cheaper for them to not care. It’s extra necessary than ever within the political local weather we’re in in the meanwhile for us to hitch collectively as a neighborhood and work collectively to attempt to make a distinction. If every particular person does one factor, massive or small, that helps the world change into a greater place, that’s progress.”
POST MACHO
“POST MACHO is about how older, extra skilled folks throughout the trade at occasions will groom youthful, much less skilled ones – providing their assist, assist slots at their reveals, and so forth for them to look highly effective. So many bands/artists, after they’re simply beginning, get exploited, for instance, by being paid in ‘publicity’ with the promise that it’ll do ‘enormous issues’ for them. It’s undoubtedly tougher within the UK for bands to be handled how they deserve. We’re so fortunate to be able the place we are able to tour round Europe, and we do it a lot now due to the overwhelming distinction in angle they’ve in the direction of stay music. Their authorities funding means they’ll pay artists a good charge for taking part in gigs, and there may be a lot care and dedication in the direction of their venues. All bands and artists should be handled nicely and paid pretty, and sadly because of the important cuts of Arts funding, it’s troublesome for this to occur within the UK.”
ULTRAVIOLET
“ULTRAVIOLET was written about soccer hooligans and their tendency to trigger violence, ruining the game for everybody else. Though soccer was the inspiration for the lyrics, it’s additionally necessary to acknowledge this behaviour inside completely different contexts. For instance, folks moving into fights or being harassed at gigs. Folks shouldn’t should worry going out to see their favorite band because of the disgusting behaviour of others. I’d prefer to shout out Protected Gigs for Girls, an unbelievable neighborhood preventing towards sexual assault and harassment at gigs. Gigs must be protected, inclusive areas the place everybody can get pleasure from and be themselves.”
YOU THINK YOU KNOW
“YOU THINK YOU KNOW displays on individuals who manipulate these round them. All 6 of us are fairly vocal, and we received’t be bystanders, particularly with regard to calling folks out for poor behaviour. We’re extremely shut, and actually, it simply comes right down to the quantity of care we’ve for one another and the folks round us.”
I SEE THEM FALL
“I SEE THEM FALL is concerning the stagnancy of on a regular basis life and getting caught in routines. We frequently search for escapism and methods to go away these components behind. The melancholy which means undoubtedly displays musically as nicely; it’s the track folks wouldn’t count on us to jot down, and I believe it’ll find yourself being fairly polarising as soon as the file is launched. I hope folks prefer it as a result of it’s a taster of what’s to return with our future music.”