• Yr Knives - (PRESALE 10/30/26) Begin Yr Singing (CD) | NEW - JAZZ *NEW*
  • Yr Knives - (PRESALE 10/30/26) Begin Yr Singing (CD) | NEW - JAZZ *NEW*
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Yr Knives

Yr Knives - (PRESALE 10/30/26) Begin Yr Singing (CD) | NEW

Yr Knives - (PRESALE 10/30/26) Begin Yr Singing (CD) | NEW

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Title: Begin Yr Singing
Artist: Yr Knives
Format: CD
Label: Western Vinyl
Release Date: 10/30/2026
UPC: 840526504763

Yr Knives is a Chicago instrumental quartet built around two very different guitar voices. The band came together sideways: composer Paul Karner wanted guitarists Andrew Trim and Brian Sulpizio to play disparate parts on a recording of his own, and when the two finally rehearsed together, a band fell into focus. Trim leads the groups Hanami and Retroreflector; Sulpizio is the constant behind Health and Beauty. Anchoring them are two Chicago mainstays, bassist Douglas McCombs (Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day) and drummer Quin Kirchner. Two of them come up as rock and roll players, two as jazz players, and the music lives in how closely they listen across those languages. Their debut, Begin Yr Singing, centers on two overdriven guitars merging into something neither could produce alone, over a rhythm section that can lock a groove or let it drift. The result is exploratory but grounded, "a searching music," in Trim's words, that asks questions it doesn't always answer and shifts from one performance to the next. Recorded live in a single room at Chicago's Palisade studio with Nick Broste engineering and mixed by Cooper Crain with Sulpizio, the six tracks draw on Sonny Sharrock, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Albert Ayler, Erik Satie, and Television. The band has toured supporting The Messthetics.

  • Condition: NEW
  • Format: CD
  • Genre: JAZZ
  • Label: Western Vinyl
  • Catalog Number: WV302CD
  • Format Type: CD
  • Released: 10/30/2026

Condition Ratings & Details

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Condition Ratings

  • MINT (M): Perfect, brand new, unplayed.
  • Near Mint (NM): Like new, barely played, will play perfectly.
  • Excellent (EX): Very close to near mint, with minor cosmetic wear. Will play perfectly.
  • Very Good Plus (VG+): Light cosmetic blemishes that do not affect play. Close to perfect playback.
  • Very Good (VG): Some light marks that may cause minor noise during playback. Still enjoyable and plays well.
  • Good Plus (G+): Noticeable noise during playback. Only listed if of collector value. Not ideal for listening.

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