The Small Knives are an acoustic duo composed of Leo Mullins and Phil Romeril, both formerly of the group 2 Litre Dolby.
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.
“It's positively aglow with a measured restraint reminiscent of the Pernice Brothers, Will Oldham or Gillian Welch,” wrote Jo Roberts for The Age, “inviting you to kick back and drink in the luxurious steel guitar, warm harmonies and sweet melodies in your own time.”[4] The Small Knives have shared stages with Nick Cave, The Dirty Three, Iron and Wine, Bill Callahan (Smog), 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.
[5] In 2009 they played at All Tomorrow's Parties (curated by Nick Cave) at Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia.