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Glasgow, United Kingdom (2004 - 2010)

Union Of Knives are a balance of youth and experience, brutality and compassion, dirt and clinical cleanliness. On stage Craig Grant and Chris Gordon play dual frontman roles, supported, like a see-saw on its axis, by Dave McClean. In the studio each member is autonomous—lyrics, beats, melodies, and ideas come from everywhere.

The music they make is steely hard, yet cut through with raw, emotive longing and power. Their guitars are loud, but they have no room or need for a drummer. ‘Evil Has Never’ is an oily black lament to a love that just can’t work. ‘Opposite Direction’ channels the power of prime My Bloody Valentine; ‘Taste Of Harmony’ steers melody through starkly sculpted electro.

Chris and Dave are from Glasgow; Craig is from Aberdeen, though now he’s an ‘adopted Glaswegian.’ The house Craig grew up in was situated right by the sea, which might sound romantic, but things are a bit more complicated than that. ‘I miss living by the sea, I miss being on the beach,’ he says. ‘But I also forget how mad the whole place is.’ He lived on a brand new scheme of just three or four houses. From the front window you could see an old, abandoned hotel that barely clung to the cliff edge.
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  • thornykins

    I think they've shelved The Anti-Fire at this point. "Bound to You" is one of the most beautiful songs on this planet, so it's depressing to not hear its respective album.

    March 2012

  • ativke

    It pains my heart that these guys aren't rich and famous from Violence & Birdsong.

    January 2012

  • Apofiz

    Had a drink with them before a gig a few years ago, they were good guys and the gig was amazing. Sad they dropped the band.

    June 2011

  • KatieDementie

    opposite direction is as good as I'm In Love With You Rock-n-Roll by kish mauve and Crystalised by the xx...

    June 2011

  • sad_wintertones

    Why ain't they widely known? =/

    May 2011

  • sad_wintertones

    These songs are like traps of which you can't get out after listening to them.^^

    January 2011

  • Lollipop_Me

    i fell in love with them in that very moment i heard perfect 'Evil has never' for the first time.

    January 2011

  • Damien1003

    http://lefil.skynetblogs.be/tag/union+of+knives :)

    November 2010
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