- Voices of Animals and Men
Infobox Album | Name = Voices of Animals and Men
Type =Album
Artist =The Young Knives
Released =August 21 2006
Genre = Indie,Post-punk revival
Length = 44:41
Label =Transgressive Records
Producer =Andy Gill
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:cucibk59fakn link]
*"Drowned in Sound " (8/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/7742 link]
*"Guardian" Rating|4|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1852284,00.html link]
*"NME " (7/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-young-knives/8008 link]
*"The Observer " Rating|5|5 [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/10bestcds/story/0,,1840661,00.html link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.3/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/38950-voices-of-animals-and-men link]
*PlayLouder Rating|4|5 [http://playlouder.com/review/+voices-of-animal/ link]
*PopMatters (4/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/11479/the-young-knives-voices-of-animals-and-men/ link]
Last album = "The Young Knives... Are Dead "
(2002)
This album = "Voices of Animals and Men"
(2006)
Next album = "Superabundance "
(2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = Voices of Animals and Men
Type = studio
single 1 = The Decision
single 1 date =November 21 ,2005 ; re-issuedOctober 30 ,2006
single 2 = Here Comes the Rumour Mill
single 2 date =February 20 ,2006
single 3 = She's Attracted To
single 3 date =June 19 ,2006
single 4 = Weekends And Bleakdays (Hot Summer)
single 4 date =August 14 ,2006 "Voices of Animals and Men" is the first full-length album by
The Young Knives , released onAugust 22 ,2006 . The album's title is a reference to theAdam & the Ants song "Animals and Men". The cover features a figure made of straw, a reference to theWhittlesey Straw Bear Festival.The album was nominated for the
2007 Mercury Music Prize .Track listing
# "Part Timer" – 2:54
# "The Decision" – 3:23
# "Weekends and Bleak Days (Hot Summer)" – 2:47
# "In the Pink" – 3:16
# "Mystic Energy" – 2:52
# "Here Comes the Rumour Mill" – 3:34
# "Tailors" – 4:11
# "Half Timer" – 1:39
# "She's Attracted To" – 3:06
# "Dialing Darling" – 2:59
# "Another Hollow Line" – 3:42
# "Coastguard" – 3:01
# "Loughborough Suicide" – 3:56
# "Tremblings of Trails" – 3:21B-sides
Special editions
Bonus DVD
* Live performances:
** "Kramer vs Kramer"
** "Kitchener"
** "She's Attracted To"
** "Another Hollow Line"
** "Weekends And Bleak Days"* Videos:
** "The Decision"
** "Here Comes The Rumour Mill"
** "She's Attracted To"
** "Weekends And Bleak Days"* Band videos:
** "Weekends And Bleak Days" (Original Video)
** "We Are The Also Rans" (Band Video)
** "She's Attracted To" (Acoustic)
** "Another Hollow Line" (Morris Dancer's Edit)
** "Part Timer" (Short Film)Notes
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