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Jun 24, 2026To call Bitknot, Feeble Little Horse’s third album, guitar music would be to do it a disservice. .... On Bitknot, they’re also at their heaviest and cleverest, with smart writing and relatable lyrics that prove the band are worthy of interest beyond their sound’s symbolic power.
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Jun 24, 2026The title bitknot and its wired-matrix cover art were meant to represent memory storage as well as the idea of interdependence, a notion under threat in the era of hyper-individualism. This conflict is also reflected in the record's juxtaposition of catchiness and dissonance, although its artfulness lies in a balance that favors the former without neglecting the latter.
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Jun 24, 2026As the keen yet internet-lobotomized observer through which we experience the digital-physical world of bitknot, frontwoman Lydia Slocum is a nuanced narrator of online young adulthood in the age of acceleration. Sometimes, she and her bandmates go full doomer.
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Jun 24, 2026The songs on bitknot are heavier, uglier, and far more glitched out than those on their predecessor. They’re also lovelier, more full of life, and more empathetic.