Bristol noise punks Knives have had a killer year. Their debut LP ‘Glitter’, released in April, is a churning powerhouse of nightmare rhythms; a personal favourite of 2025. They’ve taken their blistering live set on the road alongside noise rock icons Ditz, as well as bands like The Callous Daoboys and Teen Mortgage. It feels perfectly natural, then, that their unrelenting energy would result in a second release this year: ‘Reglitter I’ – a reimagining of two of the leading tracks from ‘Glitter’, alongside two new songs.
The EP opens with new material. ‘Corazón’ is a two-minute, high-paced belter – a song that was clearly gestated in the same womb as the rest of ‘Glitter’. At around the minute mark, it becomes clear that a fresh pair of ears has taken grip. The moment C.A. Francis of Ditz takes over on vocal duties, the music shifts, taking on a frantic tone with a shifting of dynamic that feels very Ditz, but without feeling any less Knives.
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