In a change from their normal venue, The Young Knives played the small Night and Day Café, and adjusted to the intimate setting well. Though the purpose of the gig was clearly to try out new material, they also pulled out their biggest hits such as ‘Weekends and Bleakdays’ and ‘Here Comes the Rumour Mill’. Though the crowd was liveliest during their well known tunes, their newer tracks also went down well, especially ‘Counters’ and ‘Dyed in the Wool’. As per usual there was some hilarious onstage banter between frontman Henry Dartnall brother and possibly best named bass player ever House Of Lords. On the whole their new material sounded very good although it wasn’t much of a departure from their first album.
Rating: 8/10
Author: Jordan Messer
