In celebration of the Paradiso’s awesome line-up for this spring’s London Calling festival, some of our upcoming New Band Day entries will probably feature bands that’ll be playing there. This week, I’ve decided to cheat on New Band Day and bring you a band that isn’t exactly spanking new. Rules are for suckers.

The Young Knives have been around for a little while and I’m sure they’ve already been blogged about like crazy. But I don’t care because they’re damn good and I like ‘em. As it turns out, I actually knew about them before I knew that I knew about them - I had “Weekends And Bleak Days” on a mix ages ago but when their last single came out, I didn’t make the connection. I saw the video for “The Decision” once and thought it was odd but it definitely caught my attention. Then I saw it a few more times (such is the nature of MTV) and by the end of the day, I loved them. They’re so good that Transgressive signed them for the label’s first non-single releases (man, do I hate those Transgressive guys… ok, so I’m jealous), and The Futureheads are just a few of their many fans. They actually remind me a bit of The Futureheads - not in their sound exactly, but in a shared English sensibility. Or something.

Anyway, The Young Knives have a new single out this week, “Here Comes The Rumour Mill”. If you’re still waiting for the delivery of said single (some of us have to order these things from other countries and then wait for them like second-class citizens), you can check out the video here, or check out some of The Young Knives’ other songs and videos. Enjoy, and join in the wait for the debut album ’cause we reckon it’ll be worth it.