7" Review: Fuck Knights, "Kristina!"
Tuesday, Jul. 14 2009 @ 8:57AM
 | Fuck Knights photo by Jayme Halbritter Photography
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Welcome
to a new feature on Gimme Noise that highlights local 7" releases that
may have flown under your radar. The first is a single by Fuck Knights
that was released late last year.With their dirty moniker
and lecherous stage names, Fuck Knights give the impression of a band
that doesn't take themselves seriously. Despite what Lord Ballahag, Sir
Fuxalot, and Sir Getsalottapuss can do with their instruments, the
names make me far more interested in their personas than their musical
output.
These
hesitations vanish once "Kristina!" gets underway with a pounding bass
drum, start-stop guitar, and hyper vocals that anger the blood as only
good, noisy garage rock can. It's a hook-filled two minutes, defined by
vocal yelping and killer guitar shreds between verses. I don't know who
Kristina is and I don't know what Getsalottapuss is saying, but I like
it. The b-side "Mod/Kilos" has a similarly straightforward approach,
but uses a slightly poppier vocal timbre. When you've settled into a
bouncy rhythm, the song transitions, growing more frantic and crazed
until--just as it seems the band will collapse--the needle runs out.
Fuck
Knights craft their ass-shaking, guitar-heavy sound from a time when
rock was still dangerous. There are underlying surf and rockabilly
influences, but what they really bring to the table is an animated
beast that is ragged, angry, and a little warped, but still capable of
a primal rock'n'roll melody. The songs are a perfect fit for a 45 rpm
single, complementing each other and warranting repeated listens for
their short bursts of energy.
To order a copy of the 7" for "Kristina!" by Fuck Knights, visit their MySpace page.