If you have heard of Knives, you can definitely imagine this will be one big anticipated show for Bristol. As I entered Strange Brew the room was already fully packed with around 300 odd fans rocking out to their main support act Death Goals, who were stirring the crowd up a storm with their 2 person energy that felt like 100 people. The group definitely gave the crowd what they needed to prepare for a band like Knives; running into the crowd, on the bar and really enticing anyone into this genre of music. After a quick switch over and everyone rushing to get their pints in, before we knew it all the lights turned off and the room went silent. We all knew this was the moment we had been waiting for.
Knives are a 7 piece band from Bristol who started out in 2021 and have skyrocketed over the past 3 years; starting out in small venues around Bristol, now touring around Europe on this tour ‘What We see in Their Eyes’. They certainly deserve this quick rise up after their brilliant EP that came out in 2023 called Newsounds, with one of their top hits from the EP with over 19,000 listens on Spotify. One thing that has always kept me coming back to their music and their shows are the visuals. Their music videos and visuals at their gigs always make it feel so much more special as it’s nothing you have ever really seen before, if you do anything before you see a show watch one of their music videos so you can really see what their show will bring. Their latest video they brought out is ‘What we see in their eyes’ to go along with their epic new vinyl EP.
Song after song Knives were relentless, so much passion and energy went in from every band member and you could clearly see they all loved being on that stage. Of course you can’t expect any less from the band but even after seeing these a few times the saxophone players still blow my mind on how perfectly they fit in with this heavy punk music. Even if you think this isn’t the genre you would usually listen to, go see them live and this will change your mind. They are just so much fun to see and give everyone so much life and most importantly they love their fans and all made every effort to speak to everyone after the show. Which is what it’s all about really, the connection between a band and their fans.
Photos and words by Caitlin Marie Gibbs.
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