Post by BassSquared on Sept 24, 2019 2:35:25 GMT
Associated Acts: Bent Knee (2010 - present), Ben Levin Group (2011 - 2015)
Vocal Range: E3-E♭6
Significant High Notes:
E♭6 ("Freak Machine 1")
D6 ("Invisible Paradise III. :-|")
C6 ("After Years of Love", "Bone Rage", "Commercial", "Dry", "Invisible Paradise I. :", "Invisible Paradise V. (:-|)", "Invisible Paradise VII. (\-:", "Little Specks of Calcium", "Since I've Been Loving You", "Styrofoam Heart", "Sunshine")
B5 ("After Years of Love", "Being Human", "Freak Machine 1", "Freak Machine 3.5", "Hold Me In", "Invisible Paradise I. :", "Invisible Paradise III. :-|", "Invisible Paradise VII. (\-:", "Queer Gods", "Sunshine")
B♭5 ("Invisible Paradise V. (:-|)" "Not This Time")
A5 ("Black Tar Water", "Catch Light", "Commercial", "Dry", "Egg Replacer", "Freak Machine 1", "Freak Machine 3", "Hold Me In", "Hole", "Holy Ghost", "Inanimate Object", "In God We Trust", "Invisible Paradise II. :-", "Little Specks of Calcium", "Sunshine", "The Things You Love")
G♯5 ("Being Human", "Black Tar Water", "Camenti", "Lovemenot", "Phoenix")
G5 ("After You're Born", "Back on Earth", "Bone Rage", "Cake Party", "Cradle of Rocks", "Freak Machine 3", "Give Us the Gold", "Hole", "Holy Ghost", "I'm Still Here", "Invest in Breakfast", "Invisible Paradise II. :-", "Leak Water", "Magic Mirror", "Nakami", "Not This Time", "Puncture", "Since I've Been Loving You", "Sublimation", "These Hands", "Way Too Long")
F♯5 ("Battle Creek", "Being Human", "Black Tar Water", "Circles - Part I", "Commercial", "Counselor", "Egg Replacer", "Freak Machine 2", "Freak Machine 4", "Garbage Shark", "Hands Up", "Hold Me In", "I Don't Love You Anymore", "Land Animal", "Prickly Thorn", "Snow Globe", "Terror Bird", "The Things You Love", "Way Too Long", "The Well")
F5 ("After You're Born", "Back on Earth", "Belly Side Up", "Bird Song", "Circles - Part III", "Counselor", "Dead Horse", "Don't Look at Me", "Freak Machine 4", "Funeral", "Hands Up", "Hole", "I'm Still Here", "Insides In", "It Happens", "Land Animal", "Leak Water", "Nakami", "Prickly Thorn", "Since I've Been Loving You", "Snow Globe", "These Hands", "The Well")
E5 ("Battle Creek", "Back on Earth", "Camenti", "Circles - Part I", "Circles - Part II", "Cradle of Rocks", "Commercial", "Dead Horse", "Derange Yourself", "Freak Machine 2", "Fog", "Garbage Shark", "Hekla", "Holy Ghost", "I Don't Love You Anymore", "I'm Still Here", "I've Been This Way Before", "Inanimate Object", "In God We Trust", "Insides In", "Land Animal", "The Last Song", "Lovemenot", "Moon Stalker", "Nakami", "Nave", "OMG", "Paper Earth"Live Boston 2018, "Puncture", "Queer Gods", "Raspberries", "Silver Needle of Pine", "Since I've Been Loving You", "Skin", "Snowflakes", "Terror Bird", "Untitled", "Uranium City", "The Well")
E♭5 ("Bicycles in Kyoto", "Black Sheep", "Bone Rage", "Creep", "Crown Jewel", "Dreams", "Funeral", "Glitter Bomb", "Good Will", "Hands Up", "Hold That Thought", "I'd Kill", "It Happens", "Leak Water", "Monstre (I Assimilate Late)", "Not This Time", "Prickly Thorn", "Queen of the Conquest", "Sand Angels", "Skin", "Snow Globe", "Styrofoam Heart", "Sublimation", "Token", "White Trees", "Who Woulda", "Wish Bone")
D5 ("Baby in the Bush", "Belly Side Up", "Catch Light", "Counselor", "Creep", "Dead Horse", "Dreams", "EVE", "Fighting All My Life", "Fog", "Give Us the Gold", "Good Girl", "Grow Up", "I Can't Wait", "Insides In", "I've Been This Way Before", "Lila", "Lovemenot", "Magic Mirror", "Mirage", "Moon Stalker", "Nave", "On the Hill", "One by One", "Paper Earth"Live Boston 2018, "Phoenix", "Serial", "Silver Needle of Pine", "Styrofoam Heart", "Sweet Snow", "Terror Bird", "The Things You Love", "These Hands", "Time Deer", "Toothsmile", "Untitled", "Urban Circus", "Way Too Long", "Wish Bone", "You Look So Beautiful")
C♯5 ("Askew", "Battle Creek", "Bicycles in Kyoto", "Bird Song", "Black Sheep", "Boxes", "Canary Yellow", "Casper", "Circles - Part III", "Derange Yourself", "Don't Look at Me", "EVE", "Glitter Bomb", "Golden Hour", "Hekla", "Hold That Thought", "Lawnmower", "Lila", "Monstre (I Assimilate Late)", "Phoenix", "Queen of the Conquest", "Raspberries", "Sand Angels", "Silver Lining (enough with the)", "Sticks and Stones", "Token", "Untitled", "Uranium City", "Urban Circus", "What a Time", "Who Woulda")
C5 ("After Years of Love", "All Around Me", "Boxes", "Cake Party", "Circles - Part I", "Circles - Part II", "Contaminated World", "Cradle of Rocks", "Crown Jewel", "Dreams", "Egg Replacer", "EVE", "Fighting All My Life", "Fog", "Funeral", "Give Us the Gold", "Glitter Bomb", "Golden Hour", "Good Girl", "Good Will", "Have It All", "I Can't Wait", "I'd Kill", "Inanimate Object", "It Happens", "The Last Song", "Monstre (I Assimilate Late)", "Mirage", "Moon Stalker", "On the Hill", "One by One", "Paper Earth"Live Boston 2018, "Queer Gods", "Serial", "Shiny Eyed Babies", "Silver Needle of Pine", "Snowflakes", "Sticks and Stones", "Sweet Snow", "Time Deer", "Toothsmile", "White Trees", "Wish Bone", "You Look So Beautiful")
Significant Low Notes:
B♭3 ("Boxes", "Crown Jewel", "Derange Yourself", "EVE", "Glitter Bomb", "Grow Up", "I'd Kill", "Invisible Paradise I. :", "It Happens", "Land Animal", "Leak Water", "Nave", "On the Hill", "Prickly Thorn", "Sand Angels", "Since I've Been Loving You", "Snow Globe", "Sticks and Stones", "Styrofoam Heart", "Sublimation", "Untitled", "White Trees")
A3 ("After You're Born", "Askew", "Being Human", "Black Tar Water", "Cradle of Rocks", "Counselor", "Dead Horse", "Dreams", "Dry", "Fighting All My Life", "Freak Machine 1", "Freak Machine 3", "Freak Machine 3.5", "Fog", "Good Will", "The Guerrilla Girls Meet Bob Burns", "Have It All", "Hold That Thought", "Holy Ghost", "I Can't Wait", "I'm Still Here", "I've Been This Way Before", "In God We Trust", "The Last Song", "On the Hill", "One by One", "Paper Earth"Live Boston 2018, "Phoenix", "Puncture", "Raspberries", "Serial", "Shiny Eyed Babies", "Since I've Been Loving You", "Snowflakes", "Sunshine", "These Hands", "Time Deer", "The Well", "What a Time", "Wish Bone")
G♯3 ("All Around Me", "Bird Song", "Black Sheep", "Black Tar Water", "Casper", "Contaminated World", "Don't Look at Me", "Golden Hour", "Good Things Come", "Hekla", "Hold that Thought", "Insides In", "Lawnmower", "Leak Water", "OMG", "Queen of the Conquest", "Sand Angels", "Silver Lining (enough with the)", "The Upward Spiral")
G3 ("After You're Born", "Baby in the Bush", "Belly Side Up", "Bone Rage", "Cake Party", "Catch Light", "Circles - Part II", "Dreams", "Dry", "Freak Machine 3.5", "Give Us the Gold", "Grow Up", "I'm Still Here", "Inanimate Object", "Invisible Paradise I. :", "It Happens", "Lila", "Little Specks of Calcium", "Magic Mirror", "Mirage", "Moon Stalker", "Not This Time", "Paper Earth"Live Boston 2018, "Puncture", "Queer Gods", "Set It Off", "Shiny Eyed Babies", "Skin", "Snow Globe", "Sticks and Stones", "Sublimation", "The Things You Love", "These Hands", "Toothsmile", "Urban Circus", "Wish Bone")
F♯3 ("Askew", "Battle Creek", "Being Human", "Derange Yourself", "Freak Machine 3.5", "Hekla", "Hold Me In", "I Don't Love You Anymore", "Lawnmower", "Queen of the Conquest", "Sand Angels", "Silver Lining (enough with the)", "What a Time")
F3 ("Belly Side Up", "Grow Up", "Good Girl", "Little Specks of Calcium", "Mirage", "Not This Time", "Sublimation")
E3 ("Battle Creek", "I Don't Love You Anymore", "Insides In", "Moon Stalker", "Set It Off", "The Things You Love")
Though Boston art-prog group Bent Knee bill themselves as a "democratic collective", the unique, erratic vocals of frontwoman/keyboardist Courtney Swain often can't help but seem like the music's focal point. Known for her ability to go from quiet, understated crooning to explosive, wailing vocal acrobatics at the drop of a hat, her voice has become somewhat more restrained and tasteful compared to her more histrionic early career, though she still pulls off difficult vocal lines regularly and with ease. A clear soprano, her piercing, siren-like highs comfortably cover the entire fifth octave with room to spare, and though her lows are often quiet and soft, she's capable of putting in some power there as well every once in a while. Overall, a powerhouse vocalist who sounds good over the entirety of her near-three-octave range, and who is likely capable of even more.
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Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable Notes}
E6 "The Upward Spiral [4]
C6: "Cradle of Rocks" [4]
A5: "I Don't Love You Anymore" [1], "I've Been This Way Before" [1]
F#5: "Baby in the Bush" [4]
G3: "Dead Horse" [1]
F#3: "Black Tar Water" [1]
F3: "The Well" [1]
E3: "Askew" [1], "Give Us the Gold" [1], "The Last Song" [1], "Snowflakes" [5]
D3: "Mirage" [5], "Set It Off" [1]
C#3: "Token" [4]
A2: "Dry" [5]
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
E6 "The Upward Spiral [4]
C6: "Cradle of Rocks" [4]
A5: "I Don't Love You Anymore" [1], "I've Been This Way Before" [1]
F#5: "Baby in the Bush" [4]
G3: "Dead Horse" [1]
F#3: "Black Tar Water" [1]
F3: "The Well" [1]
E3: "Askew" [1], "Give Us the Gold" [1], "The Last Song" [1], "Snowflakes" [5]
D3: "Mirage" [5], "Set It Off" [1]
C#3: "Token" [4]
A2: "Dry" [5]
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Notewatched Material}
With Bent Knee:
Bent Knee (2011): E3-C6
Shiny Eyed Babies (2014): E3-C6
Say So (2016): E3-C6
Land Animal (2017): E3-A5
You Know What They Mean (2019): F#3-C6
Frosting (2021): E3 - B5
With Ben Levin Group:
Invisible Paradise (2012): G3-D6
Freak Machine (2015): G3-E♭6
Solo:
Claws of the Beasts Inside (2013): G3-A5
Monstre (2015): F3-E♭5
Growing Pains (2017): E3-F#5
Between Blood and Ocean (2019): F#3-F#5
Silver Lining (2022): F♯3 - A5
With Bent Knee:
Bent Knee (2011): E3-C6
Shiny Eyed Babies (2014): E3-C6
Say So (2016): E3-C6
Land Animal (2017): E3-A5
You Know What They Mean (2019): F#3-C6
Frosting (2021): E3 - B5
With Ben Levin Group:
Invisible Paradise (2012): G3-D6
Freak Machine (2015): G3-E♭6
Solo:
Claws of the Beasts Inside (2013): G3-A5
Monstre (2015): F3-E♭5
Growing Pains (2017): E3-F#5
Between Blood and Ocean (2019): F#3-F#5
Silver Lining (2022): F♯3 - A5
