Voices of Animals and Men

Voices of Animals and Men is the first full-length album by The Young Knives, released on 21 August 2006. The album's title is a reference to the Adam and the Ants song "Animals and Men", which is in turn a reference to the Futurists. The cover features a figure made of straw, a reference to the Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival.

Voices of Animals and Men
Studio album by The Young Knives
Released	21 August 2006
Genre	Indie rock, post-punk revival
Length	44:41
Label	Transgressive Records
Producer	Andy Gill
The Young Knives chronology
The Young Knives... Are Dead (2002) Voices of Animals and Men (2006) Superabundance (2008)
Singles from Voices of Animals and Men
"The Decision" Released: 21 November 2005; re-issued 30 October 2006 "Here Comes the Rumour Mill" Released: 20 February 2006 "She's Attracted To" Released: 19 June 2006 "Weekends and Bleak Days (Hot Summer)" Released: 14 August 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)[2]
Guardian	[3]
NME	(7/10)[4]
The Observer	[5]
Pitchfork Media	(7.3/10)[6]
PlayLouder	[7]
PopMatters	(4/10)[8]

The album was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize.

Track listing

1. "Part Timer" – 2:54
2. "The Decision" – 3:23
3. "Weekends and Bleak Days (Hot Summer)" – 2:47
4. "In the Pink" – 3:16
5. "Mystic Energy" – 2:52
6. "Here Comes the Rumour Mill" – 3:34
7. "Tailors" – 4:11
8. "Half Timer" – 1:39
9. "She's Attracted To" – 3:06
10. "Dialing Darling" – 2:59
11. "Another Hollow Line" – 3:42
12. "Coastguard" – 3:01
13. "Loughborough Suicide" – 3:56
14. "Tremblings of Trails" – 3:21

B-sides

Song	B-side of
"Big Red Rope"	"The Decision" (2005 release)
"Elaine"	"Here Comes the Rumour Mill"
"Kitchener"
"We Are the Also Rans"
"Current of the River"	"She's Attracted To"
"Murder the Otter"
"Two Places"
"Guess the Baby's Weight"	"Weekends and Bleakdays (Hot Summer)"
"Silence is Golden"
"Worcestershire Madman"
"Brochures"	"The Decision" (2006 release)
"Easy Peasy"
"Life to the Letter"

Charts

Album

Charts (2006)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[9]	21

Singles

The band's first single, "The Decision", was included on the album. It was originally released on 21 November 2005 and did not chart. However, it was reissued on 30 October 2006 (with "Brochures" on the B-side instead of "Big Red Rope", which was on the original single) and reached a peak position of no. 60 on the UK Singles Chart.

Year	Song	Peak position (UK)
2005	"The Decision"	–
2006	"Here Comes The Rumour Mill"	36[10]
2006	"She's Attracted To"	38[11]
2006	"Weekends And Bleak Days (Hot Summer)"	35[12]
2006	"The Decision"	60[13]

Special editions

Bonus DVD

• Live performances:
  • "Kramer vs Kramer"
  • "Kitchener"
  • "She's Attracted To"
  • "Another Hollow Line"
  • "Weekends And Bleak Days"
• Videos:
  • "The Decision"
  • "Here Comes The Rumour Mill"
  • "She's Attracted To"
  • "Weekends And Bleak Days"
• Band videos:
  • "Weekends And Bleak Days" (Original Video)
  • "We Are The Also Rans" (Band Video)
  • "She's Attracted To" (Acoustic)
  • "Another Hollow Line" (Morris Dancer's Edit)
  • "Part Timer" (Short Film)

Notes

1. Allmusic review
2. Drowned in Sound review
3. Guardian review
4. NME review
5. The Observer review
6. Pitchfork Media review
7. PlayLouder review
8. PopMatters review
9. "Voices of Animals and Men Chart Positions". aCharts.us.
10. ""Here Comes The Rumour Mill" Chart Positions". aCharts.us.
11. ""She's Attracted To" Chart Positions". aCharts.us.
12. ""Weekends And Bleak Days (Hot Summer)" Chart Positions". aCharts.us.
13. ""The Decision" Chart Positions". aCharts.us.