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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.
‘Sugar’ opens on a guttural, filthy bass. The drums come in; a jungle beat heard through a broken mirror. Guitars soar above the low, low rhythm. This is a song that drives and pulses, constantly finding new territory to devour. The vocals are pushed. They are harsh; made harsher still by the track’s collaborator Carson Pace of The Callous Daoboys, who pushes them to fresh limits.
The most surprising track is the total reworking of ‘The Dagger’ – a synth-led piece of electronica that keeps the original vocals but jettisons everything else. The track’s original bassline – a monotone rhythm that rises by a semitone at the end of a phrase – translates well to this electronic drone creation, and the rhythm is pared back to a sparse half-time.
‘Phd’ is comparatively closer to its original, though Parisian band Chest have breathed a fresh life into it. It’s an authentic cover that keeps the same energy as the original track while finding a darker note inside – to be ripped out and worn on full display. It’s in the chaotic bridge that Chest mark their own stamp most clearly, leaving all the same chaos, but with a fresh perspective. That seems to be the motto behind ‘Reglitter I’.
A reimagining like this is made with the question of whether it can deliver something genuinely new. Knives and their co-collaborators have answered that question with a resounding yes, with four songs that could as easily fit in with ‘Glitter’ as they can stand by themselves. This EP leaves you wanting more, and the title brings that possibility to life with a wink.
WILL BRIGHT
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.
‘Sugar’ opens on a guttural, filthy bass. The drums come in; a jungle beat heard through a broken mirror. Guitars soar above the low, low rhythm. This is a song that drives and pulses, constantly finding new territory to devour. The vocals are pushed. They are harsh; made harsher still by the track’s collaborator Carson Pace of The Callous Daoboys, who pushes them to fresh limits.
The most surprising track is the total reworking of ‘The Dagger’ – a synth-led piece of electronica that keeps the original vocals but jettisons everything else. The track’s original bassline – a monotone rhythm that rises by a semitone at the end of a phrase – translates well to this electronic drone creation, and the rhythm is pared back to a sparse half-time.
‘Phd’ is comparatively closer to its original, though Parisian band Chest have breathed a fresh life into it. It’s an authentic cover that keeps the same energy as the original track while finding a darker note inside – to be ripped out and worn on full display. It’s in the chaotic bridge that Chest mark their own stamp most clearly, leaving all the same chaos, but with a fresh perspective. That seems to be the motto behind ‘Reglitter I’.
A reimagining like this is made with the question of whether it can deliver something genuinely new. Knives and their co-collaborators have answered that question with a resounding yes, with four songs that could as easily fit in with ‘Glitter’ as they can stand by themselves. This EP leaves you wanting more, and the title brings that possibility to life with a wink.
WILL BRIGHT