''Superabundance'' is the second full-length album by
Young Knives
Young Knives are an English indie rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band when rummaging through a book.
The band was originally named Simple Past ...
, released in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2008. The album reached number twenty-eight in the
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C ...
.
The tracks "Terra Firma" and "Up All Night" were released as singles prior to the album launch. "Turn Tail" was the next single released on 19 May 2008.
The closing track "Current of the River" is a re-recorded version of the B-side to "She's Attracted To".
The cover of the album was made in London. 17-year-old Brant Dryver, a stunt rider from the Moto-Stunts International team, did the burn out stunt on the bike. The photographer wanted smoke and fire from the tyre so the bike's rear wheel needed to be placed on wood so it could burn.
Track listing
# "Fit 4 U" – 3:16
# "Terra Firma" – 2:48
# "
Up All Night" – 2:58
# "Counters" – 4:11
# "Light Switch" – 3:47
# "Turn Tail" – 4:44
# "I Can Hardly See Them" – 3:07
# "Dyed in the Wool" – 3:10
# "Rue the Days" – 3:46
# "Flies" – 1:39
# "Mummy Light the Fire" – 4:04
# "Current of the River" – 5:24
#* "Long Cool Drinks by the Pool" - 3:10 (following 2 minutes of silence after "Current of the River")
*The
US edition of the album also contains the b-sides of the "Terra Firma" and "Up All Night" singles.
Charts
Album
Singles
Special editions
Bonus DVD
A CD and DVD version is available featuring videos made by the band for each track of the album.
Special 7" single
A special acoustic version of "Turn Tail" was released on vinyl on 19 May 2008. The version was recorded directly onto vinyl in one take, at Westbourne Studios in London. This process is not believed to have been undertaken commercially since the 1970s by Warsaw Pakt.
References
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2008 albums
Young Knives albums
Transgressive Records albums
Albums produced by Tony Doogan