The Small Knives are a group from Melbourne, Victoria that formed from the ashes of avant-rock band 2 Litre Dolby. Usually consisting of two fellows, one named Leo Mullins, the other Philip Romeril; they play a beguiling mix of folk tinged song smithery, sorrowful harmonising and understated, droned heartbreak. Their debut album “Rain on Tin” was released in 2004 with much ballyhoo from the presses. Uncut magazine called it “mesmerising”, “Album of the year” from X-press magazine Perth, the Age newspaper said it “resonates with melodic loveliness and a subdued sense of melancholy” and Phil’s mum said “yeah it’s good.” The Small Knives have played plenty of live shows in most regions of Australia and have preformed alongside The Dirty Three, Bonnie Prince Billy, Conway Savage, Art of Fighting and Lambchop to name a few. They spent 2006 recording their second album “Smoke and Ribbons”, and it should be out, like, now, on the new Plastic Viking Helmet label. In early 2007 they played at the Dirty Three curated All Tomorrows Parties Festival in England. Here’s the video clip for the song “Flashlight” featuring colourful Melbourne racing identity Craig “Skull” McPeade.
wahoo, im not povo anymore so i can by the albumn, sit in the hours of dusk and weep to flashlight cuddling one of my many felines til they scratch me and run off to find better things to do with their time .witnessed you at the trouboudor, oh it was good.thankyou
hey there
Thanks for the add!!It's a coo land sunny here in Bangkok...I hope your having a good Tuesday, don't work too hard!!...thanks again for the friendship :)
Youna
Howdy guys. Enjoyed your tunes at Pure Pop on Saturday - always been a sucker for great harmonies. We've just finished some recording and have added a few new tunes to our myspace. Swing by if ya get a chance and feel free to let us know if you think they are worth a listen or worth a less.
Still listening to El Caballo Rojo, thanx for that. Love the Loss Leader, never thought I would hear somebody play it again. Thank You for your support. -vinc
...call...me...WHATEVER...yo-Use out "loss leader" the codeine original...funereal...meditative...PLEAse...PLAY IT...at my funeral...and make my mama cry...THE MEDS AND NED THINK OF YO-Use...SMALL KNIVES AT IDGAFF 160 HODDLE ST ABBOTSFORD 2NITE...when do we get to play together at THE LAUNCH?...
Fred Astereo has followed up on 2005’s warped masterpiece “I Love You” with another instalment of brilliant paeans to the lovelorn in the warm and often tragically funny new album “Don’t Break My Heart”. With his soothing deep-tenor vocals, and by applying ukulele and acoustic sounds to the more synthetic, the on-paper comparison would seem to be The Magnetic Fields, but the songs on "Don't Break My Heart" display a closer connection with artists like Jonathan Richman, Depeche Mode and Morrissey, or even Frank Ifield, Perry Como and Buddy Holly. FRed Astereo will be launching this sucker on july the 1st at the Toff in Town, Curtin House, Swanston st Melbourne. Early doors at 7pm with special guest, Rob Clarkson. you should probably come.
