Knives Rework the Chaos on REGLITTER II

Bristolian noise collective Knives have released REGLITTER II via Marshall Records, a new reimagining of tracks from their critically acclaimed debut album GLITTER.

The EP follows REGLITTER I, which arrived in November 2025 and featured previously unreleased collaborations with Carson Pace of The Callous Daoboys and C.A. Francis of DITZ. This latest instalment opens the band’s jagged, genre-defying world to fresh interpretation, with contributions from Sunnbrella, CLT DRP, M/X and How Long You Been Driving.

A Fresh Glaze on GLITTER

Knives have always thrived in collision. Their music pulls hardcore, post-punk and nu-metal into a volatile, sax-laced storm, where structure and chaos are constantly wrestling for control.

On REGLITTER II, that energy is refracted through the lens of artists the band admire and have crossed paths with through the UK underground. Rather than softening the source material, the reworkings stretch it into new shapes, sharpening the mood and pulling different colours from the noise.

Songs of Escape, Corruption and Anger

The EP’s opening track, “i see them fall,” is reimagined by Sunnbrella, with vocalist Jay Schottlander describing the song as a reflection on the stagnancy of everyday life and the need for escape. Its shoegaze-tinted reinterpretation brings electronic textures into the frame, giving the track a dreamier but still uneasy charge.

“you think you know” sees CLT DRP take on a song about manipulation, while M/X rework “chroma,” a track fuelled by anger at corruption, corporations and the elite’s indifference to the damage around them.

Closing track “rhinestone cowboy” takes aim at landlord greed and the UK housing crisis. Written from the frustration of living in unsafe student housing, the song channels that anger into something raw, communal and deeply familiar.

Fans can save the EP REGLITTER II –HERE.

Knives Keep Building Momentum

The release follows a busy period for Knives, who have recently played shows with The Callous Daoboys, Bob Vylan and Witch Fever. Their debut album GLITTER, released in May 2025, earned praise from Rock Sound, Alternative Press and Kerrang!, establishing the band as one of the most exciting forces in the UK’s heavy underground.

Even with a stacked live calendar ahead, Knives are already looking forward, with a second album on the horizon for early 2027.

REGLITTER II Tracklist

i see them fall
you think you know
chroma
rhinestone cowboy

Live Dates

22 May — Foul Weather Festival, Le Havre, France
23 May — Sniester Festival, The Hague, Netherlands
25 May — Exchange, Bristol, UK
29 May — Fury Dance Festival, Montaigu, France
30 May — Burdigala Fest, Bordeaux, France
6 Jun — Beau Weekend Festival, Nîmes, France
10 Jun — Download Festival, Donington, UK
14 Jun — Brudnyi Pes Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine
17 Jun — Mochvara, Zagreb, Croatia
18 Jun — Palac Akropolis, Prague, Czech Republic
19 Jun — Wake Park, Szczecin, Poland
20 Jun — Farewell Youth Festival, Dresden, Germany
21 Jun — Fête de la Musique, Berlin, Germany
23 Jun — Klub Gromka, Ljubljana, Slovenia
24 Jun — Kabinet MÚZ, Brno, Czech Republic
25 Jun — Fusion Festival, Lärz, Germany
27 Jun — Outbreak Festival, Manchester, UK
10 Jul — 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham, UK
11 Jul — Chauffer Dans La Noirceur Festival, Montmartin-sur-Mer, France
22 Jul — Boomtown Festival, Ghent, Belgium
29 Jul — Fekete Zaj Festival, Gyöngyös-Sástó, Hungary
30 Jul — Lucia, Vienna, Austria
26 Sep — Groove Village Festival, Weston-super-Mare, UK
14 Nov — CORE Festival, Glasgow, UK
15 Nov — Zerox, Newcastle, UK

Knives Are

Jay Schottlander — vocals
Erin Cook — drums
Ben Marshall — bass
Dan Farren — guitar
Josh Cook — guitar
Tegan O’Connor — sax