Bent Knee status update

[boilk]

I just saw this on Bent Knee's facebook page. It explains the whole Ben/Jessica, future of touring situation:

"Hello friends. Normally our social media is just a shameless outlet for promoting our tours and albums, but today we have an important announcement to bring you. Ben and Jess will be leaving the band after this summer. There is no animosity or ill-will involved. Everyone is still friends. The reason they’re leaving is as simple as a reason can be in such a case. Some of you reading this are touring musicians, but most of you aren’t. What those in the latter category might not know, is that sometimes touring really sucks. Don’t get us wrong, going on tour is also one of the most rewarding things a person can do, but it’s a hard life, and it can wear people down. After 10+ years of grinding it out on the road, Ben and Jess have made the very reasonable decision that they would prefer not to do it anymore. We will miss them greatly.
We want you all to know that even though Ben and Jessica will no longer be with us, the band will continue to tour and make albums nonetheless. The remaining four of us still believe we have something to say as Bent Knee. We look forward to seeing you in June and beyond.
-Bent Knee
PS If you want to see Ben and Jess play with Bent Knee one last time, please buy tickets to our upcoming tour! Looks like we still managed to stick a little shameless self-promotion in there after all 🙂"

Neil

[NogbadTheBad]

Not a surprise

[Progatron]

Sorry, just posted this in the previous thread without noticing a new one had been started. Not enough coffee.

[Hunchentootz]

New path - new journey - all the best!

[Digital_Man]

Will they be changing their name to Bent Elbow?

[NogbadTheBad]

Well considering Ben is the Bent of Bent Knee (Courtney is the Knee) they should probably just be Knee

[progmatist]

^^ Or the Knights who say "knee"

[mnprogger]

I'm kind of at a wait and see. Ben and Jessica are obviously a big part of their sound, which includes their last 2 records (which didn't do a ton for me).

This does make me feel sad for not seeing them last Fall in my hometown. But I had seen them twice before at least.

[Digital_Man]

Well considering Ben is the Bent of Bent Knee (Courtney is the Knee) they should probably just be Knee

I never knew that. Just when I thought I couldn't learn anything new on here.

[JKL2000]

^ I'm a bit ashamed to say I had never realized that either! Yet I'm pretty good at Wordle...

[Digital_Man]

^ I'm a bit ashamed to say I had never realized that either! Yet I'm pretty good at Wordle...

I'm getting better at it. I'm at the point now where I refuse to get a hint unless I absolutely need to.

[markwoll]

Here is as good as any of a place for this:

[NogbadTheBad]

Damn they were good in Cambridge tonight, outstanding setlist looking back across everything since Shiny Eyed Babies. Tons on energy and appreciative audience.

[JKL2000]

Damn they were good in Cambridge tonight, outstanding setlist looking back across everything since Shiny Eyed Babies. Tons on energy and appreciative audience.

Assuming they played stuff from Frosting, what did you think of it?

I have a ticket for tomorrow night - hopefully I can muster the drive to go. Ian, did the band hang out after the show at all?

[NogbadTheBad]

The Frosting stuff wasn't bad, the vocals weren't as distorted as on the album and guitar was highly present.

[zombywoof]

Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth, drummer extraordinaire from Bent Knee and friend of the channel, joins me today to talk about their new album "Twenty Pills Without Water." Most of our conversation centers around influences, but we also discuss production, drumming and Gavin's song "Cowboy."

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