Knats - Knats

2025

This is some of the best bass playing and drumming you’ll hear all year, on a contemporary jazz record that doesn’t sound like it’s too hard to be innovative nor stuck in the past. Instead, Knats’ self-titled album is just a run of 10 excellent and immediate jazz tunes with some fusion touches and a few exciting feature performances. You won’t hear anything that breaks new boundaries in the sound, but you will certainly hear high level, thoughtful musicianship supporting memorable lead lines and powerful, dynamic arrangements.

The Knats album represents many things, but most importantly that Newcastle is not to be overlooked.