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

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, industrial rock, progressive rock, and avant-garde. The band is known for unpredictable dynamic contrast and the wide vocal range of singer Courtney Swain. Bent Knee has toured with The Dillinger Escape Plan, Haken, Leprous,

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, and Mike Keneally. In 2016, they signed to Cuneiform Records for the release of their third album, ''

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''. In 2017, they signed a deal with Inside Out Music and released their fourth album, ''Land Animal''.

History

Bent Knee was formed at the

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in 2009, when guitarist Ben Levin and vocalist Courtney Swain began writing music together. The band's name is a compound of the founders' names ("Ben" + "

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ney"). The band self-released their first LP, ''Bent Knee'' in 2011, then self-released their follow-up, ''Shiny Eyed Babies'' in 2014. In late 2015, they were signed to Cuneiform Records, an American independent record label, on which they released ''

'' in 2016. In April 2017, the band was signed by Inside Out Music for the release of their fourth album, ''Land Animal'', which was released June 23, 2017. Their fifth album, ''You Know What They Mean'', was released in October 2019 also via Inside Out Music. In November 2021, Bent Knee released their sixth album ''Frosting'' through

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. An early mix of the song "These Hands" from the album ''Land Animal'' was featured as free content for '' Rock Band 4'' Rivals in March 2017. In May 2022, it was announced that Ben Levin and Jessica Kion would be leaving the band.

Members

*Courtney Swain – lead vocals, keyboards *Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth – drums *Chris Baum – violin, backing vocals *Vince Welch – synthesizers,

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, sound design, production

Past Members

*Ben Levin – lead guitar, backing vocals (2009-2022) *Jessica Kion – bass guitar, backing vocals (2009-2022)

Discography

Studio albums * ''Bent Knee'' (2011) * ''Shiny Eyed Babies'' (2014) * ''

'' (2016) * ''Land Animal'' (2017) * ''You Know What They Mean'' (2019) * ''Frosting'' (2021)

References

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