Indie rockers The Young Knives have confirmed details of their new single ‘Vision in Rags’, the third to be taken from their latest album ‘Ornaments from the Silver Arcade’. The single will be released on 12th September, but will be available to download a week earlier. Young Knives have also been confirmed for this month’s Leeds Festival as headliners on the Dance to the Radio Stage on Thursday 25th August.
Speaking about the new single, bassist Thomas ‘The House of Lords’ Dartnall said: “The lyrics were done by chopping up the original song lyrics and re-arranging them and gluing them back onto a big piece of paper. The final recording of this song as we used an old analogue rhythm generator set to 'Bossa Nova' to get the hissy drum machine noise. You can also hear Congas being played by the legendary percussionist Lenny Castro, who has played with Toto, Steely Dan, Quincy Jones and Stevie Wonder. All recorded in Steely Dan's Drummers Studio over a Woolworths Keyboard and a toy steel drum, while the crickets serenaded the night sky.”
Young Knives released their new album ‘Ornaments from the Silver Arcade’ – the follow-up to 2008’s ‘Superabundance’ - earlier this year. In 2007, the group’s debut ‘Voices of Animals and Men’ was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
In addition to their newly-announced appearance at the Leeds Festival, Young Knives will also be performing at this weekend’s Summer Sundae Weekender in Leicester.
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