Bent Knee

Bent Knee – You Know What They Mean (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 52:12 minutes | 564 MB | Genre: Alternative Rock, Progressive Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © InsideOutMusic

A band occupying sonic territory entirely their own, BENT KNEE continues to break ground with each successive album, a record maintained with 2019’s extraordinary “You Know What They Mean”. The Boston outfit’s myriad influences are distilled into a deeply moving art-form that defies categorization, merging texture and style into music that’s thrilling, addictive, and unapologetically original. Lead singer and keyboardist Courtney Swain’s soaring vocals again prove to be instantly arresting whereas guitarist Ben Levin, bassist Jessica Kion, drummer Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth, violinist Chris Baum and sound designer Vince Welch shine with an expert performance that brilliantly fuses a myriad of moods and dynamics. “You Know What They Mean”, the fifth full-length by BENT KNEE is a prime example how to unite rock, pop, minimalist, and avant-garde spectrums in a seamless and captivating experience.
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Bent Knee – Frosting (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 51:46 minutes | 594 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Take This To Heart

Bent Knee are not a band for convention. In fact, since forming in 2009, the Boston-based six-piece have been on a constant journey of musical exploration that thoroughly disregards it. The result is five records that completely defy categorization and transcend genre. In other words, the band don’t just break the rules, they make up their own. That’s ensured they exist exclusively on their own terms. Frosting, the band’s sixth full-length, pushes those boundaries even further. It’s the most Bent Knee-esque Bent Knee record to date, which means that, simultaneously, it’s also the album of theirs that sounds the least like Bent Knee.
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