writing a bit lately. playing shows & drawing always.

‘Good News’ finally out. 
Bout gawdamn time

knives of spain is 21st-century trobairitz Gwen Young, a NC-based solo artist whose sonic terrain spans delicate songcraft to opaque experimentation.  Her sound "braids aspects of folk and the psychedelic avant-garde, minimalism, electronic experimentation and sonic mood painting”  and has been described as a "specially warped version of pop music... baked in a kiln fired by ghostly spirits.”  She performs all instruments for knives of spain, and her live sets are electro-acoustic, merging original audio with voice and live instruments, such as guitar, analog synths, flutes, sitar, violin, accordion and percussion.  She has shared bills with a wide range of artists, including Cate Le Bon, Clang Quartet, and Eugene Chadbourne.  A grant awarded by the NC Arts Council helped to support the creation of her second album Telluric, which was released on the Chicago indie label Hairy Spider Legs, and was included in the Top 200 Tapes of 2016 by Tabs Out.  knives of spain has been featured on Tiny Mix Tapes, Free Form Freakout KMSU, Tome to Weather Machine, Psychic Glands (Auckland), the Crooked Button (Dublin), WFMU (New York), and WGXC WaveFarm (New York).

Post-folk/alt songwriter. Currently I use this account for private streaming and demos. You can hear my music at sheristreeter.com

Photos: Mickie Winters

Oh! What a beautiful city!
Oh! What a beautiful city!
Oh! What a beautiful city!
Twelve gates to the city
Hallelu!

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