Emily Haines And The Soft Skeletons
Knives Don’t Have Your Back
Last Gang Records
review by Caitlin McGuire
Emily Haines’ solo debut Knives Don’t Have Your Back would be impressive even for a band that’s been together for years. Yet Haines hasn’t always played with the Soft Skeletons, the backing band on Knives; the music veteran has an incredible resume, singing with Metric full-time and backing The Stills and Broken Social Scene. Despite her fabulous track record, “Doctor Blind” off Knives might be the best song she’s ever produced, full of lilting hesitation. Knives is beautiful; it plays like a whispered conspiracy, a husky intonation of all that’s gone wrong. (http://www.emilyhaines.com) CM