Bent Knee

Bent Knee
2016 promotional image
2016 promotional image
Background information
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
Members
  • Courtney Swain
  • Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth
  • Chris Baum
  • Vince Welch
Past members
  • Ben Levin
  • Jessica Kion
Websitebentkneemusic.com

Bent Knee is an American art rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2009. The band performs in multiple genres and draws from multiple influences, including pop, industrial rock, progressive rock[2] and avant-garde. The band is known for unpredictable dynamic contrast and the wide vocal range of its singer, Courtney Swain.[3]

Bent Knee has toured with The Dillinger Escape Plan,[4] Haken,[5] Leprous,[6] Thank You Scientist,[7] and Mike Keneally.[8] In 2016, the band signed to Cuneiform Records for the release of its third album, Say So.[9] In 2017, the band signed a deal with Inside Out Music and released a fourth album, Land Animal.[10]

  1. ^ Michelle Geslani (5 April 2016). "Bent Knee announce new album, Say So, premiere "Leak Water" song/video". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. ^ Fusilli, Jim (24 May 2016). "'Say So' by Bent Knee Review". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ Davies, Owen. "Bent Knee - Shiny Eyed Babies". DPRP. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ "THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Announces Fall U.S. Tour". Blabbermouth. 22 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Haken & Leprous Join Forces for North American Tour". Haken. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  6. ^ Kennelty, Greg (15 July 2018). "Haken, Leprous & Bent Knee to Tour North America This Fall". Metal Injection. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Thank You Scientist tour dates with Bent Knee announced". The Prog Report. 10 March 2017.
  8. ^ Mike Keneally (27 May 2014). "School For Robots and Bent Knee open for us tonight in Cambridge, MA". Facebook. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Bent Knee". Cuneiform Records. 1 December 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Bent Knee". Inside Out Music. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2017.