Turn Tail is the third song to come from The Young Knives most recent album Superabundance. The band are well reputed for their frantic punky tunes and geeky lyrics, so I was quite surprised that the band released this track.
Patty Lee starts off really well - lots of ska-tinged guitar licks teamed with Tim Harrington's thoughtful lyrics. Halfway through though, the song starts to get a bit self-indulgent and repetitive. I was quite glad when the song finished to be honest.
If you're into art-school indie, you'll definitely dig this song, but I was a little bit bored by it. I think the group need to come and drink some Stella Artois in the park with me sometime.
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