Knuckle - This Week's Been Hell
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| Knuckle - This Week's Been Hell |
Release Date: 14th September 2014
Great name. Great artwork. Good
start. First song is called 'Knuckle Shuffle'. Better start. First song is a
scuzzy, distorted Blues stomp that swaggers like the Black Keys and steals your
woman like Brown Brogues. Even better start. By the time I get to 'Apocalyptic
Kiss' this Huddersfield duo have completely won me over as manage to combine
Black Sabbath's wail, Led Zepplin's huge wall of guitars and the Doors' sense
of Jazz noodling. As well as being an awesome title, 'Hand Grenade For A Heart'
is a ramshackle piece of rock'n'roll fun that hits you between the eyes and
then between the balls....if you're lucky enough to have balls far enough
apart.
These guys are freaking me out
with how much fun they're having on this record, it's almost criminal but if
it's a crime to have this much fun then lock me up but put me in a cell well
away from these guys. 'Ejector Seat' starts with a Lou Reed sense of cool
before totally losing its shit and howling at the moon as the guitars chug and
the drums thud with all the grace of a monster truck. On 'Bad Brains' the pair
get slick-as-fuck, channelling those Black Keys guitars and 'Living Hell'
closes things up with a damn sexy low slung guitar riff and distorted vocals -
all that's missing is some mirrored aviator shades and a tooth pick hanging
from the corner of its mouth. There are 101 duos rocking out without a care in
the world at the moment but Knuckle have to be one of the best. No diggity.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/weareknuckle
Live Dates:
13th September - Long Division Festival, Wakefield
15th September - Zephyr, Huddersfield w/Go!Zilla
17th September - Oporto, Leeds w/Go!Zilla
20th September - Instore Acoustic at Wah Wah Records,
Wakefield
27th September - The Woolpack, York