Alternative, Avant Garde, Rock from Boston, MA. Combining orchestral textures, hautning vocals, experimental sounds, and an astonishing dynamic range, Bent Knee has been reviewed as "a theatrical and imaginative gorup that puts on a great spread (Mass Mic)." Their songs morph rapidly and unpredictably between fragile passages that are "dark, mysterious… and dare I say beautiful? (Olive Music)", to walls of sound with "a shrieking and wailing banshee, stadium-sized guitar heroics, and pounding rhythmic tides (Ryan's Smashing Life)." An immersive journey and an intimate conversation all at once, the group "sends expectations reeling (Cover Me)", and is "perfect for everybody, from the girls jamming out in their cards to the freshmen doing heroin in their dorms (Left Over Chinese Food)."
Since its inception in 2010, Bent Knee has been earning high praises from both fans and critics alike, including Deli Magazine's New England's Artist of the Month (August 2012), Best Albums of 2011 for Ryan's Smashing Life and Olive Music, and Cover Me's 50 Best Cover Songs of 2011.
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