| Bitknot | ||||
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| Released | May 26, 2026 (2026-05-26) | |||
| Studio | Home recorded by the band in Pittsburgh[1] | |||
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| Length | 25:24 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek | |||
| Producer | Sebastian Kinsler | |||
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Bitknot (stylized in all lowercase) is the third full-length studio album by the American indie rock band Feeble Little Horse, released by Saddle Creek Records on May 26, 2026.
Background
Bitknot is Feeble Little Horse's third album, and first since the 2025 departure of founding guitarist Ryan Walchonski. The remaining band members Sebastian Kinsler, Lydia Slocum, and Jake Kelley wrote, produced, and recorded the album at their homes in Pittsburgh.[4]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Paste | B[3] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[2] |
| Still Listening | 85/100[5] |
Writing for Pitchfork, Sadie Sartini Garner called Bitknot "an album in which harsh, scraping sounds make sweet vocal melodies sound even sweeter" and "an empathetic, expertly arranged collection of songs".[2]
Grace Robins-Somerville for Paste said "[Lydia] Slocum's voice flits through a starry and wobbly guitar arrangement and chipmunk backup vox, all swirling together in a constellation of digital dreampop".[3]
Terrence O'Brien for The Verge said "Feeble Little Horse on Girl with Fish with [sic] a great band, but they felt like something of a throwback. On bitknot, they've become something more, something special."[6]
Tom Breihan for Stereogum said "[shoegaze] is part of what they do, but I also hear echoes of glitch, folk, hyperpop, and '90s alt-rock. The whole thing works as bleary, downbeat, internal pop music. It's inventive and reassuring at the same time."[4]
Archie Ford for The Quietus said the record found Feeble Little Horse, "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." Also referring to "taut and punchy songwriting" and calling the band "a pop group at heart".[7]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Sebastian Kinsler and Lydia Slocum; all music is composed by Sebastian Kinsler, Lydia Slocum, and Jake Kelley.[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Doorway" | Lydia Slocum | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Poison" | 1:40 | |
| 3. | "Rewind" | 2:17 | |
| 4. | "Shady" | 1:47 | |
| 5. | "Dior" | 3:32 | |
| 6. | "Paris" | Slocum | 1:02 |
| 7. | "Cradle" | 2:24 | |
| 8. | "Upside Down" | 1:43 | |
| 9. | "Guts" | 3:05 | |
| 10. | "Shopping" | Slocum | 2:40 |
| 11. | "DMT" | 2:20 | |
| Total length: | 25:24 | ||
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's Bandcamp page and Tidal.[1][8]
Feeble Little Horse
- Sebastian Kinsler – bass guitar, electric guitar, percussion, synthesizer, arrangements, production, recording, mixing (all tracks); acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 4, 7), piano (6), vocals (7), lead vocals (8)
- Lydia Slocum – vocals, arrangements, recording (all tracks); lead vocals (1–7, 9–11), art, design
- Jake Kelley – drums, arrangements, recording
Additional contributors
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Jacob Clements – mastering assistance
References
- "bitknot by Feeble Little Horse". feeblelittlehorse.bandcamp.com. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- Sartini Garner, Sadie (June 1, 2026). "bitknot - Feeble Little Horse - 2026". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 3, 2026. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- Robins-Somerville, Grace (May 27, 2026). "feeble little horse searches for music's future in the pixelated tangle of bitknot". Paste. Archived from the original on May 29, 2026. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- Breihan, Tom (May 26, 2026). "Feeble Little Horse Share New Album bitknot". Stereogum. Archived from the original on May 27, 2026. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- Hill, Marty (May 28, 2026). "feeble little horse - bitknot Review". Still Listening. Archived from the original on June 3, 2026. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- O'Brien, Terrence (May 31, 2026). "Feeble Little Horse leans into digital weirdness on bitknot". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 1, 2026. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- Forde, Archie (June 3, 2026). "Feeble Little Horse - Bitknot". The Quietus. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
- "bitknot / feeble little horse / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved June 3, 2026.