| The Small Knives | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Candle Records |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Leo Mullins Philip Romeril |
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The Small Knives are an acoustic duo from Melbourne, Australia.
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The Small Knives are an acoustic duo composed of Leo Mullins and Philip Romeril, both formerly of the group 2 Litre Dolby.[1] After relocating from Sydney to Melbourne , 2 Litre Dolby gained a strong following through their three releases (including a UK release) and renowned live shows. After 2 Litre Dolby parted ways in mid 2000, Leo and Phil formed The Friendly Injun[2] using a more minimal ethic towards song writing. They combined acoustic guitars, fan powered organ and strong harmonies. The Friendly Injun later changed their name to The Small Knives.
The band started recording their debut album in October 2002, spending a week in Blairgowrie at a friends beach house. On their return to Melbourne they realised that some takes had not turned out the way we had wanted, as they had spent all their money the following twelve months were spent raising funds and trying to fit in days to right the wrongs. It wasn’t until Marty Brown from the Art of Fighting offered his services and added some drum tracks that the band started to feel excited about the record again. The Small Knives added Barry Turnbull playing pedal steel and Trent Walter playing viola to finish the record off. Finally by January 2004 it was mixed, mastered and ready to go. In 2004 their debut album Rain on Tin was officially released.[3]
The Small Knives have shared stages with Evan Dando, Art of Fighting, Preston School of Industry, Mark Eitzel, Machine Translations, New Buffalo, Gersey and Architecture in Helsinki.
In 2002 they performed at the Harvest Festival and played on the Gene Clark tribute album You Can't Hide Your Love Forever.
In 2007 they performed at All Tomorrow's Parties (curated by The Dirty Three) in Minehead UK.[4]