Superabundance (album)

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Superabundance
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Studio album by
Released10 March 2008
Studio Castle of Doom Studios (Glasgow, Scotland)
Genre Indie rock, post-punk revival
Length47:58
Label Transgressive Records
Producer Tony Doogan
Young Knives chronology
Voices of Animals and Men
(2006)
Superabundance
(2008)
Ornaments from the Silver Arcade
(2011)
Singles from Superabundance
  1. "Terra Firma"
    Released: 29 November 2007
  2. "Up All Night"
    Released: 25 February 2008
  3. "Turn Tail"
    Released: 19 May 2008
  4. "Dyed in the Wool"
    Released: 1 September 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME 5/10 [5]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
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Superabundance is the second full-length album by Young Knives, released in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2008. The album reached number twenty-eight in the UK Albums Chart. [9]

Contents

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

  1. "Fit 4 U" – 3:16
  2. "Terra Firma" – 2:48
  3. "Up All Night" – 2:58
  4. "Counters" – 4:11
  5. "Light Switch" – 3:47
  6. "Turn Tail" – 4:44
  7. "I Can Hardly See Them" – 3:07
  8. "Dyed in the Wool" – 3:10
  9. "Rue the Days" – 3:46
  10. "Flies" – 1:39
  11. "Mummy Light the Fire" – 4:04
  12. "Current of the River" – 5:24
    • "Long Cool Drinks by the Pool" - 3:10 (following 2 minutes of silence after "Current of the River")

Charts

Album

Chart (2008)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart [9] 28

Singles

YearSongPeak position (UK)
2007"Terra Firma"43 [10]
2008"Up All Night"45 [11]
2008"Turn Tail"

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. [12]

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