{"id":34855,"date":"2020-09-05T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34855"},"modified":"2020-09-05T11:42:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T15:42:40","slug":"young-knives-share-new-single-swarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34855","title":{"rendered":"Young Knives share new single \u2018Swarm\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Young Knives (brothers Henry Dartnall and The House of Lords) have released <em>Swarm<\/em>, the opening track from their forthcoming album\u00a0\u2018Barbarians\u2019. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henry says: <em>\u2018Swarm is about feeling at one with all humans, and how that is both beautiful and disgusting at the same time; everyone pulling together, but also having to exist with everyone else\u2019s germs and diseases. It\u2019s also a question about freedom. If we are one then what does freedom really mean? Are you free if your every action impacts the whole? Does it matter if you aren\u2019t?\u2019<\/em><br><br>Listen to the edit of <em>Swarm<\/em> via SoundCloud below. The full version appears on upcoming album\u00a0\u2018Barbarians,\u2019 due for release\u00a0on Sept 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/soundcloud.com\/youngknives\/swarm-edit\/s-c1X1tdNTaCC\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to <em>Swarm<\/em> on streaming services\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-quiuljk-ejlihlkhu-i\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During lockdown, the brothers have been hosting weekly livestreams from Henry\u2019s house; social distancing observed with The House of Lords based in the now-famous caravan on the driveway, and Henry\u2019s 11-year-old son Arthur on tech duties. The shows are viewable live via Facebook, YouTube and Twitter on Saturday nights&nbsp;<a href=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/4\">at 8pm<\/a>, and all of the Caravan Lockdown Livestreams so far can be enjoyed via the band\u2019s website:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-quiuljk-ejlihlkhu-h\/\">www.young-knives.com\/live-streams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i4.cmail20.com\/ei\/j\/A0\/D7F\/9AD\/211600\/csfinal\/Caravansessions-9900000000079e3c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Barbarians\u2019\u00a0is the band\u2019s first album in seven years, following the highly acclaimed 2013 album\u00a0\u2018Sick Octave\u2019. Set for release\u00a0on 18th September 2020,\u00a0\u2018Barbarians\u2018\u00a0was written, recorded and mixed by Young Knives in their studio near Oxford, UK. John Gray\u2019s book\u00a0\u2018Straw Dogs\u2019\u00a0inspired the brothers to dial into the ultra-violent, brutal nature of human beings. Our progresses in science and knowledge have not made any of us any less barbaric: our entertainment is obsessed with it, our world is full of it. What if cruelty to others is just part of who we are? How do we live with that?\u00a0\u2018Barbarians\u2019\u00a0is a leap into sonic experimentation by a band who love to confuse and entertain in equal measure.<br><br>\u2018Barbarians\u2019\u00a0is available on vinyl, CD, cassette and digital, with various tantalising limited-edition options including a box set, alternative sleeve illustrated by artist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-quiuljk-ejlihlkhu-k\/\">Bevis Martin<\/a>, pink splatter vinyl, screen prints, and \u2018Freedom with a Big F\u2019 manifesto \/ lyric book. The\u00a0\u2018Barbarians\u2019\u00a0shop is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-quiuljk-ejlihlkhu-u\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i5.cmail20.com\/ei\/j\/A0\/D7F\/9AD\/211600\/csfinal\/YoungKnives-Barbariansalbumartwork-9900000000079e3c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018Barbarians\u2019 track listing<\/strong><br><br>1.\u00a0Swarm<br>2.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/young-knives-share-video-for-new-single-society-for-cutting-up-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Society for Cutting Up Men<\/a><br>3. Jenny Haniver<br>4.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/young-knives-return-with-unsettling-new-video-for-red-cherries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red Cherries<\/a><br>5. I Am Awake<br>6. Holy Name \u201868<br>7. Barbarians<br>8.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/young-knives-announce-new-album-barbarians-share-video-for-new-single-sheep-tick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sheep Tick<\/a><br>9. Only a God<br>10. What I Saw<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Young Knives (brothers Henry Dartnall and The House of Lords) have released Swarm, the opening track from their forthcoming album\u00a0\u2018Barbarians\u2019. 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New single\u00a0Cause & Effect\u00a0out now! British art-rock provocateurs\u00a0Young Knives\u00a0are back with\u00a0Cause & Effect,\u00a0the latest preview from their upcoming album \u2018Landfill,\u2019 set for release on\u00a0January 24, 2025. 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