Voices Of Animals And Men - Young Knives

Voices Of Animals and Men is an album that is generally just above average but then has a couple of gems thrown in. The album is typical Young Knives with a solid guitar backing and some interesting lyrics thrown in for good measure. The real gems on this album are 'Weekends and Bleak Days' (formerly known 'Hot Summer'), 'The Decision' and 'Here Comes The Rumour Mill' These are all fairly fast paced tracks with a catchy chorus that you will remember. The Young Knives lyrics are one of the plus points and they manage to talk about horses in the new forest in 'The Decision', 'The horses in the new forest are running in their Sunday best' and then back this up ...  Read the complete review

On first listen to this album, i really was not sure. On one hand, the catchy tunes and the harmonious vocals blended nicely together, but on the other, i could just not get used to the style and presentation of the lead singer's vocals. Having seen them live very recently, i gave it another shot. I have now been listening to this album alot more. I know kind of 'get' the style and enthusiasm from the band. I enjoy there music alot more. My advice would be to give it time, let it grow on you. I would say this about most music albums though, seeing as it is unfair to make first impressions on music and not give it another chance (a bit like meeting ...  Read the complete review